Congressional redistricting less contentious when resolved using computer algorithm

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Concerns that the process of US congressional redistricting may be politically biased have fueled many debates, but a team of University of Illinois computer scientists and engineers has developed a new computer algorithm that may make the task easier for state legislatures and fairer for their constituents.

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