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Apparently, since 1959, the arrangement must entail "nine rows of stars staggered horizontally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically."
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/flag-day/flag-facts#:~:text=Executive%20Order%20of%20President%20Eisenhower%20dated%20August%2021%2C%201959%2C%20provided,rows%20of%20stars%20staggered%20vertically.
Does staggered mean it has to be evenly staggered?