Multimember districts were once used as a means to
a. dilute minority voters' influence at the polls.
b. reflect communities of interest, especially in rural areas.
c. decrease the administrative costs of state legislatures.
d. pack legislative districts with party members to win a majority of legislative seats.
a
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