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This is the year for redrawing the lines of congressional districts, the process known as redistricting when it works well and gerrymandering when it doesn’t. The process occurs every 10 years in the year after the federal census, a requirement of the U.S. Constitution to ensure that states are represented in the House of Representatives according to population. Pennsylvania is expected to lose a seat this year based on declining population, leaving 17 districts for 18 incumbent U.S. House members, raising the sticky question of whose district will disappear and whose political career could be upended. By the end of this month, the U.S. Census Bureau will release state population counts to determine how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state gets. If that confirms projections that Pennsylvania will lose a seat, it will be the 10th consecutive decade that the Keystone State has lost clout in Congress and presidential contests as its population growth co

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