From, “Holder Signals Tough Review of New State Laws on Voting,” by Charlie Savage, The New York Times, 12/13/11:
“Mr. Holder also laid out a case for replacing the “antiquated” voter registration system by automatically registering all eligible voters; for barring state legislators from gerrymandering their own districts, and for creating a federal statute prohibiting the dissemination of fraudulent information to deceive people into not voting.”
As we get closer to the US presidential election in November 2012, let’s be alert to words that are used more often within the political realm
Definition from Merriam Webster dictionary:
Gerrymander: to divide (as a state) into election districts so as to give one political party an advantage over its opponents
Etymology: from Elbridge Gerry, former governor of Massachusetts, and salamander; so called from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's term in office
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