LA Times · Aug 31, 2015
A gerrymandering attempt that went hilariously awry
The original Gerrymander, circa 1812...A terrifically amusing example of how even the best-laid plans of political manipulators can blow apart at the seams comes to us from Columbia, Mo. That's where property owners along a commercial strip plotted to create a voting district without voters, only to discover belatedly, that the boundaries they drew actually included one lone voter--and she's not in favor of their political goal.
The mess has been well chronicled by the Columbia Daily Tribune, here and here.