| 2010 |
3/15/2017 |
Map production
Technology evaluation
Redistricting principles/theory
Statistical analysis |
Working Paper |
Fitfield, Benjamin |
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A New Automated Redistricting Simulator Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo. By Benjamin Fitfield, Michael Higgins, Kosuke Imai, and Alexander Tarr. Proposes and tests new algorithms to find an optimal redistricting plan.(6802 KB)
51 pages
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| 2010 |
12/21/2015 |
Gerrymander
Redistricting principles/theory
Statistical analysis |
Report |
Stanford University |
Whitford v. Gill (Nichol) - 3:15-cv-00421 (D.C. Wis. 2015) |
Rebuttal Report. By Simon Jackman. Confirms the validity of the efficiency gap as a measure of partisan gerrymandering and the reasonableness of the 0.07 threshold. Document #63 submitted in the Wisconsin case Whitford v. Gill/Nichol.(669 KB)
27 pages
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| 2010 |
4/20/2017 |
Gerrymander
Redistricting principles/theory
Statistical analysis |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
University of Chicago Law Review |
LULAC v. Perry - 05-204 | 548 U.S. 399 (2006) | Civil Action No. SA-11-CA-855-OLG-JES-XR |
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Efficiency Gap. By Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos and Eric M. McGhee. Compares the efficiency gap standard to the partisan bias standard that was used to decide LULAC v. Perry in 2006.(528 KB)
70 pages
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| 2010 |
8/26/2010 |
Districts - Congressional
Apportionment law
Redistricting principles/theory |
Report |
Congressional Research Service |
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The House of Representatives Apportionment Formula: An Analysis of Proposals for Change and Their Impact on States. By Royce Crocker. August 26, 2010. [7-5700, R41382]. Proposes a framework for evaluating several types of apportionment methods including the Hill, Hamilton-Vinton, Adams, Dean, Jefferson, and other rounding methods.(276 KB)
28 pages
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| 2020 |
3/23/2017 |
Districts - Congressional
Apportionment law
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Redistricting principles/theory
Redistricting commissions |
Report |
Congressional Research Service |
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Congressional Redistricting Law: Background and Recent Court Rulings. By L. Paige Whitaker. March 23, 2017. [7-5700, R44798]. Contents: Constitutional Provisions / VRA / Equality Standard: One Person, One Vote / Equal Protection and the VRA / Partisan Gerrymandering / Redistricting Commissions.(625 KB)
23 pages
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| 1990 |
6/30/1986 |
Redistricting principles/theory
Elections - voting systems
Voting - racial bloc |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Thornburg v. Gingles - 478 U.S. 30 (1986) |
Thornburg v. Gingles. Syllabus. Re North Carolina's multimember legislative districts.(347 KB)
29 pages
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| 1990 |
2/23/1993 |
Redistricting principles/theory
Courts - state |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Growe v. Emison - 113 S.Ct. 1075 (1993) |
Growe v. Emison. Syllabus and Court opinion re Minnesota's congressional and legislative districts.(105 KB)
10 pages
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| 2010 |
1/22/2011 |
Apportionment law
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Redistricting principles/theory |
Report |
Wattson, Peter S. |
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How to Draw Redistricting Plans That Will Stand Up in Court. By Peter S. Wattson (Senate Counsel, State of Minnesota).(1507 KB)
55 pages
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| 1980 |
5/30/1981 |
Districts - House
Redistricting principles/theory |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
Smith v. Craddick - 471 S.W.2d 375 |
Texas Attorney General Opinion No. MW-353. Correspondence from Attorney General Mark White to Comptroller Bob Bullock Re: Reapportionment of the Texas House of Representatives and constitutionality of the Committee Substitute to House Bill 960 (67th Legislature) [split counties, contiguous counties].(265 KB)
4 pages
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| 2000 |
0/0/2002 |
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Redistricting principles/theory |
Book |
Council of State Governments |
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State Legislative Redistricting in 2001-2002: Emerging Trends and Issues in Reapportionment. By Ronald E. Weber. Pages 233-238 of The Book of the States, 2002 Ed., Vol. 34. Weber predicts that the 2000 cycle of redistricting will show less consciousness of race and more of political party.(632 KB)
7 pages
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| 2000 |
3/0/2002 |
Redistricting process
Redistricting principles/theory
Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Legislative Lawyer |
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A Nonpartisan Approach to Redistricting. By Ed Cook. Explains Iowa's redistricting process, which is delegated to a nonpartisan, legislative central staff agency, the Legislative Service Bureau. No lawsuit has challenged a plan enacted pursuant to this process.(456 KB)
4 pages
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| 2010 |
8/23/2010 |
Redistricting principles/theory |
Glossary |
Texas Legislative Council |
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Redistricting Glossary For RedAppl.(66 KB)
2 pages
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| 1990 |
0/0/1991 |
Redistricting history
Redistricting principles/theory |
Bibliography/Index |
Texas Legislative Council |
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Redistricting Article Abstracts.(626 KB)
21 pages
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| 1990 |
2/0/2000 |
Redistricting history
Redistricting principles/theory |
Article (Magazine/Journal)
Presentation/Testimony |
Political Geography |
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Playing a game with changing rules: geography, politics and redistricting in the 1990s. By Gerald R. Webster. Discussion focuses on Alabama.(2006 KB)
60 pages
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| 2010 |
7/17/2013 |
Redistricting principles/theory |
Glossary |
Texas Legislative Council |
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Glossary.(168 KB)
2 pages
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| 2010 |
2/15/2012 |
Census data
Redistricting history
Minority groups
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
Redistricting principles/theory
Preclearance |
Working Paper
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Wattson, Peter S. |
Perez v. State of Texas - Civil Action No. 11-CV-360-OLG-JES-XR |
Texas Redistricting 2012: The Mess in Texas by Peter S. Wattson.(849 KB)
17 pages
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| 1960 |
3/6/1969 |
Districts - Senate
Redistricting principles/theory |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
Kilgarlin v. Martin - 252 F.Supp. 404 (1966) |
Correspondence from Crawford C. Martin, Attorney General of Texas to Senator Murray Watson regarding Senate Bill No. 25 on apportionment of State into Senatorial Districts and elections required thereby [Attorney General Opinion No. M-349].(556 KB)
5 pages
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| 1960 |
4/20/1961 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
Redistricting principles/theory |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
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Attorney General Opinion No. WW-1041, Re: Construction of Sections 26, 26a and 28 of Article III of the Texas Constitution (to Rep. C.W. Pearcy) [counties contiguous by water only; Gulf of Mexico](229 KB)
5 pages
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| 1980 |
4/9/1982 |
State-by-state comparison
Redistricting principles/theory |
Report |
House Study Group |
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Redistricting, Part Six: Is There Another Way? [Special Legislative Report, No. 81].(1392 KB)
22 pages
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| 2000 |
3/2/1999 |
Redistricting principles/theory |
Glossary |
National Conference of State Legislatures |
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Glossary(245 KB)
3 pages
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| 2000 |
0/0/2000 |
State-by-state comparison
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting principles/theory |
Report |
Council of State Governments |
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Drawing the Map: Redistricting in the South by Daniel J. O'Connor III for the Southern Legislative Conference [SLC Special Series Report](12211 KB)
72 pages
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| 2000 |
0/0/2000 |
Districts - Congressional
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting principles/theory |
Book |
Hebert, J. Gerald |
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The Realists' Guide to Redistricting - Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls by J. Gerald Hebert, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Paul M. Smith, Sam Hirsch, and Heather K. Gerken(8639 KB)
120 pages
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| 2000 |
10/21/1999 |
Compactness
Census issues - undercount/adjustment
Gerrymander
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Redistricting principles/theory |
Article (Website/Blog) |
Wattson, Peter S. |
Bush v. Vera - 94-805 | 861 F.Supp. 1304 | 116 S. Ct. 1941 | 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993)
Miller v. Johnson - 115 S.Ct. 2475 | 515 U.S. 900 (1995) |
How to Draw Redistricting Plans That Will Stand Up in Court by Peter S. Wattson (Senate Counsel, State of Minnesota)(1306 KB)
26 pages
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