All voters, regardless of party, should be concerned about the Republican redistricting maps. The Congressional districts are clearly gerrymandered, leaving both districts non competitive, one predominantly Republican, the other Democrat, leading to voter disenfranchisement. Seventy five towns had to be moved from one district to another to achieve this. If you belong to the opposing party in one district, your vote is futile. This contributes to voter disillusionment and apathy. It also leads to more extremism in politics as primaries become more important. There is no transparency about the criteria used to develop the maps and that is because the aim is to gerrymander.
Many towns eligible for their own representative have not received that. Some floterial districts are so huge that it would be difficult for all towns to have their interests represented. Many towns (both predominantly red and blue) voted for fair non partisan redistricting in town meetings across the state. Politicians aren’t listening. Democracy is precious and can easily be lost. Many people have sacrificed for it. Fair voting is fundamental to democracy. Please contact your representatives, asking them to vote against these gerrymandered maps. Please contact Gov. Sununu and ask him to veto these maps if they reach his desk. He said he would veto them if they did not pass the smell test. They don’t pass the smell test.
Mary Meyers
Hancock