T. Anthony Quinn writes about the failure of one man-one vote from Reynolds v. Sims and its impracticality through examples in Texas and California. He argues that one man-one vote has not created equality and gerrymandering still limits...
This analysis by the Senate Office of Research (SOR) looks at the background, fiscal effects, and policy implications of each state proposition on the general election ballot and lists known supporters and opponents. SOR offers this analysis to...
Since the election of November 1990, the electronic and print media have devoted increasing attention to the background information about redistricting and reapportionment. This essays in this volume are intended to increase public awareness of how...
This document provides information and analysis of the reapportionment in the United States of America. It first gives a general outline of redistricting; then, it discusses the types of districting used in the different regions. It continutes to...
This paper is a study of the politics of redistricting. The central thesis is that redistricting struggles are a function of two party competition. Chapter 1 identifies the significance of redrawing legislative district boundaries and points out...
Intense partisan conflict over redistricting in the period 1980-1990 brought four reform
initiatives to the ballot: summaries are available in Part I, below.1 In the past few
months, apparently stimulated by the success of the recall initiative,...
Richard G. Nixon analyzes the effect of earlier Supreme Court cases and their subsequent interpretation on the effects of gerrymandering and evaluates whether one man-one vote has achieved its goals of creating fairness and equity. From...
political campaigns California; campaign finance; elections; campaign funds
This report by the Secretary of State summarizes campaign financing activity - total receipts, expenditures, cash on hand and debts - reported by major party candidates for state offices during the six-month period of July 1 through December 31,...
This document traces the history of reapportionment in Pennsylvania. It includes details and analysis of reapportionment from statehood to the 1990s. The focus of this document is on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, a commission set up...
In 1980, California voters passed Proposition 6, which set guidelines which the legislature must follow in the drawing of new district boundaries. After the passage of Proposition 6, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government conducted a...
This document is a compilation of a conference packet given to attendees of the Rose Institute Conference entitled, ""Time to Draw the Line: 2001."" In this report, the Rose Institute primarily covers redistricting law, important cases, Census...
The Rose Institute of State and Local Government is pleased to submit this report to the City of Fort Lauderdale on a plan to establish four single-member council districts. The report analyzes the history of districting in Fort Lauderdale as well...
This document is one of a series published by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government on the redistricting process, both in California and nationally. It consolidates some previous conference pamphlets and emphasizes material especially...
This report surveys and chronicles the Chicano experience in reapportionment and redistricting from 1960 to 1980. At the end of the report, the report gives a conclusion on results and policy recommendations for the Chicano community.
This report introduces the history and practice of redistricting, with special attention to California, and provides an overview of various proposals for the reform of redistricting.
