Poll: Public favors independent panel for congressional redistricting - Patriot Ledger

January 12, 2011
Patriot Ledger

Beacon Hill Democrats and the public sharply disagree on the fairest way to redraw the state’s voting districts, a new poll shows.

Two-thirds of Massachusetts residents favor putting an independent commission in charge of the process, according to a statewide survey conducted last week by MassINC Polling Group, a nonprofit organization.

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