<P> In 28 states , the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan , in many cases subject to approval by the state governor . To reduce the role that legislative politics might play , twelve states ( Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Hawaii , Idaho , Missouri , Montana , New Jersey , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Washington ) determine congressional redistricting by an independent or bipartisan redistricting commission . Five states : Maine , New York , Rhode Island , Vermont , and Virginia give independent bodies authority to propose redistricting plans , but preserve the role of legislatures to approve them . Arkansas has a commission composed of its governor , attorney general , and secretary of state . Seven states have only a single representative for the entire state because of their low populations ; these are Alaska , Delaware , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , Vermont , and Wyoming . </P>
<P> In 28 states , the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan , in many cases subject to approval by the state governor . To reduce the role that legislative politics might play , twelve states ( Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Hawaii , Idaho , Missouri , Montana , New Jersey , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Washington ) determine congressional redistricting by an independent or bipartisan redistricting commission . Five states : Maine , New York , Rhode Island , Vermont , and Virginia give independent bodies authority to propose redistricting plans , but preserve the role of legislatures to approve them . Arkansas has a commission composed of its governor , attorney general , and secretary of state . Seven states have only a single representative for the entire state because of their low populations ; these are Alaska , Delaware , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , Vermont , and Wyoming . </P>
who controls the redistricting process in most states
who controls the redistricting process in most states
the state legislature
the state legislature