[LWVNM Action] Gerrymandering and the Erosion of Trust

[Meredith Machen]

I was glad to see that LWV Utah successfully sued their legislature for
their gerrymander ed maps this week and that the Kansas legislature refused
to redistrict mid-cycle in spite of the pressure from the president.
People are indeed standing up for fair elections, and they are horrified
that the president just pardoned the 77 ? who were involved in the 2020
false elector scheme.

Meredith
505-577-6337
Meredith.machen at gmail.com



On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM Richard Mason via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Sent by Dick Mason
>
> New Poll: Voters Want New Leadership – and They’re Turning to Independents
> | Independent Voter News
> <https://ivn.us/posts/new-poll-voters-want-new-leadership-and-theyre-turning-independents-2025-11-12?fbclid=IwY2xjawOBt65leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSRjNDSTVOdzZYOXY3Ujlac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsN8OXKRPf1xAXqQkGLUt7w2u8oMyIdxZJvUR_Xc4SS__XMRKREqQ1y22jGV_aem_IQBKLtjLXTqBO67umc0c-Q>
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> Gerrymandering and the Erosion of Trust
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> Beyond leadership concerns, the poll shows a growing unease with
> gerrymandering, the manipulation of district boundaries for partisan gain.
> Respondents overwhelmingly agreed that distorted maps silence voters and
> weaken accountability.
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> In fact, 64% of respondents agreed that politicians who draw their own
> districts are “rigging the election.” The poll's results found that many
> Americans see this as a root cause of political dysfunction and 56% support
> the use of independent redistricting commissions.
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> “Gerrymandering isn’t just a technical issue—it’s a trust issue,” Forcum
> said. “When voters feel like the system is rigged, they check out. And
> that’s exactly what the parties are counting on.”
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