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What is the difference <br />between apportionment <br />and redistricting? <br />Apportionment is the process of <br />determining the number of seats to <br />which each state is entitled in the U.S. <br />House of Representatives based on the <br />decennial census. <br />Redistricting is the process of revising <br />the geographic boundaries within a <br />state from which people elect their <br />representatives to the U.S. House of <br />Representatives, state legislature, <br />county or city council, school board, <br />etc. In accordance with Public Law <br />94-1 71 ,census redistricting counts <br />must be submitted to the states by <br />April 1 of the year after the census. <br />What You Should <br />Know About <br />the Apportionment <br />Issued December 2000 <br />PIO/00-AC <br />U.S. Department of Commerce r 1 United States <br />Economics and Statistics Administration U 5 C~ N S ,1 S B U iL E- U Ce/n~ sus <br />U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Helpiny You Make Informed Decisions ~^ ^QO <br />