Letters to the Editor

Letter: Blatant gerrymandering

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines gerrymandering as: “to divide or arrange (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group.”

Let’s call it like it is. The Alaska Redistricting board gerrymandered the map to give Eagle River an outsized influence, coming at the expense of East Anchorage. Board member Bethany Marcum admitted as much on the record, saying that the proposed map, “actually gives Eagle River the opportunity to have more representation.”

I hope that the upcoming trial results in the reversal of this blatant gerrymander.

—Paul Robarge

Anchorage

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