School children are supposed to learn this in civics class: Congressional and state Assembly and Senate districts are drawn up based on population.
In the 80s, Nevada only had one Congressman. But the population soared so high in the last 30 years that the state now has four Congressmen.
Not all of the people who live here can vote. Your children, for instance, aren’t able to vote. And there are some people here who are legal residents, but not yet citizens. They work and contribute to our economy.
The Supreme Court last week heard arguments about an idea that has been considered unthinkable in modern day jurisprudence – defining districts by the number of people ELIGIBLE to vote rather than the total number of people.
If this happens, will ethnic and religious groups who traditionally have large numbers of children suddenly have less of a voice in how our state is run?
This interactive map looks at the effects a decision for Evenwel can have on various counties and districts throughout the country. In Clark County, the "size" of our state assembly and senate districts might shrink by 60 percent.
Assembly District 3 would be one of those. And its representative, Nelson Araujo, is worried about the outcome of this case.
District 3 Assemblyman Nelson Araujo
