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WEBVTT MAKE MORE DISTRICTS POLITICALLY COMPETITIVE.>> WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGID. IT'S RIGID. >> WE HAVE A RIGID SYSTEM.>> WE HAVE A RIGID SYSTE FOLKS.REPORTER: PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP DECLARED A LOT OF THINGS WERE RIGID.GOVERNOR HOGAN WANTS TO FIX IT. >> WE HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT BY HAVING THE WORST GERRY MANNEDERING DISTRICTS.REPORT REPORT DRAWN BY DEMOCRATSIN 2011 AND GUARANTEES THAT THEYWILL WIN SEVEN OUT OF 11 SEATS. HOGAN WANTS LAWMAKERS TO PASS THE REDISTRICTING REFORM ACT. >> THIS LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDEFOR A NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION AND WILL CREATE A FAIR, NONPARTISAN, OPEN AND TRANSPARENT REDISTRICTING PROCESS.>> IF WE DON'T FIX IT, WE AREN'TGOING TO RESTORE THE FAITH IN OUR DEMOCRACY.REPORTER: THEY SAY IT HE HELPS MODERATE POLITICIANS. >> YOU ARE RUNNING FOR YOUR PRIMARY WHICH TOO OFTEN FORCES YOU TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT ANDNOT WORRIED ABOUT YOUR GENERAL BECAUSE YOUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN SELECTED SO YOU ARE SAFE. >> THE ISSUE HAS LED TO UNRESOLVED COURT CASES AND DEMOCRATS ARE AGAINST CHANGING THE SYSTEM WHICH AFFECTS THE STATE SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES.>> FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS THAT THOSE IN POWER MUST PROVIDE.REPORTER: IN NORTH CAROLINA AND OHIO, REPUBLICANS HAVE CARVED EQUALLY STRANGE MAPS. AS A RESULT OF THIS, ONE STUDY FOUND 90% OF THE SEATS IN U.S. CONGRESS THAT ARE CONSIDERED

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In many parts of Maryland, people living next door to one another have different members of Congress. Gov. Larry Hogan wants to eliminate gerrymandering, which would make more districts politically competitive. During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump claimed that a lot of things were rigged in politics. "We have a rigged system, folks," Trump told supporters. Hogan said he wants to fix one aspect of it. "We've been singled out for having some of the worst gerrymandered districts in the United States of America," Hogan said. The map of Maryland's congressional districts, drawn by Democrats in 2011, all but guarantees that Democrats will win seven of eight House seats. A judge once called oddly shaped District 3 a broken-winged pterodactyl. Hogan wants lawmakers to pass the Redistricting Reform Act. "This legislation will provide for a nonpartisan, redistricting commission and create a fair, nonpartisan, open and transparent redistricting process," Hogan said. "If we don't fix gerrymandering, we're not going to restore the faith we have in our democracy," said Jennifer Bevan-Dangel, with the ethics watchdog Common Cause. Bevan-Dangel said gerrymandering harms moderate politicians. "It certainly drives our candidates to the extreme wings of their party. You're running for your primary, which too often forces you to the right or left, and then you're not worried about your general (election) because your district has been selected, so you're very, very safe," Bevan-Dangel said. The issue of gerrymandering has led to unresolved court cases. Maryland Democrats are largely against changing the system, which also affects the state Senate and House of Delegates. "Free and fair elections are the most basic promise (that) those in power must provide to our citizens," Hogan said. Maryland Democrats are not the only guilty party. North Carolina and Ohio Republicans have carved up equally strange maps. One study found that about 90 percent of seats in Congress are considered safe and are basically guaranteed to one political party.