Republican gains in legislative elections raise the stakes for what's already a crucial exercise in adjusting the boundaries of Senate and Assembly districts.
Retired Judge Philip Carchman, the court-appointed 11th member of the Apportionment Commission, says mediating a compromise map is "critical if not paramount."
A new law shifts the census count for inmates from their prison location back to their hometowns. It shrinks the population of Cumberland County by 7,000.
Democrats vote to put a constitutional amendment on November's ballot that would keep current map for 2021 election due to COVID-induced census delays.