Its residents were under-represented for decades in the state legislature, which refused to redistrict after each decennial census according to population changes, as it was required by the state constitution.
ɪts ɹˈɛzᵻdənts wɜːɹ ˌʌndɚɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd fɔːɹ dˈɛkeɪdz ɪnðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɹˌiːdˈɪstɹɪkt ˈæftɚɹ ˈiːtʃ dᵻsˈɛnɪəl sˈɛnsəs ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz, æz ɪt wʌz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən.