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The maps, based on population changes between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, will be released at 10 a.m. Thursday in a digital format, which will be available at www.thegazette.com.

Redistricting occurs once every 10 years after the national census has been completed to draw new congressional and legislative districts based on population changes. Using criteria established in the U.S. and Iowa constitutions and state law, the goal is to make the districts as close to equal as possible.

The Legislative Services Agency plans to release its first redistricting map by Sept. 16. An advisory panel has two weeks to gather public input before recommending a plan to the Legislature, which must wait three days before taking an up-or-down vote on it.

The delayed release is creating uncertainty over whether the exacting process of drawing new boundaries for the state’s 50 Senate and 100 House districts can be completed ahead of a constitutional deadline.

Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, said Republican leaders may be reading into a statement made by the Iowa Supreme Court about the redistricting process.

Justices will assist if census data arrives late DES MOINES — The Iowa Supreme Court will preserve — as much …