Mika Gadsden is well versed in the electoral process, having run for mayor, served as a polling precinct clerk and worked as a political activist over the past decade.
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You may have heard of the word gerrymandering before but have never known what it means. Here’s a look at what gerrymandering means and why it is used in politics.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers raises a bill that re-defines the state's legislative maps after signing it at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Feb. 19.
JOHN HART, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
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Calhoun County, South Carolina, voters cast ballots on Feb. 24 in the Republican presidential primary at Calhoun County's Dixie precinct, located at the John Ford Community Center.
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