Reports & Research in Redistricting

June 14 2010 at 04:28 PM

NAACP LDF releases redistricting reform report

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. released Independent Redistricting Commissions: Reforming Redistricting Without Reversing Progress Toward Racial Equality.The report provides an overview of independent redistricting commissions and examines their potential impact on minority voting rights and notes…

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April 29 2010 at 02:55 AM

Redistricting in America, A State-by-State Analysis

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The Rose Institute released a report surveying the legislative and congressional redistricting process of each America’s state.Minnesota and Wisconsin fall under the “standard legislative process.” District lines are typically drawn in committee, passed by both…

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July 28 2009 at 02:09 PM

Census Bureau releases report analyzing correlation between census statistics and federal grant fund

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The report takes into account the funding formulas used by the federal government to disburse billions of dollars of federal funds to areas around the country using information and data collected by the Census Bureau.The report estimates that the federal…

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June 18 2009 at 02:40 PM

Experiementing with redistricting; a new working paper

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iSolon.org, a policy research organization examining democracy for the information age, recently published a working paper evaluating British Columbia’s experiment with an independent commission charged with reforming its electoral system, including changing political district boundaries.But instead of using…

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April 03 2008 at 03:35 PM

Minnesota Redistricting Project

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Minnesota -- University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance carries out its Minnesota Redistricting project with the generous support of the Joyce Foundation and guided by its Advisory Board chaired by…

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