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 report presents data on California's registered Latino voters. Tabular and map data are aggregated by county, congressional district, state senate distrct, and assembly district.
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.
This book discusses the political histories and current politcal directions of the most populous state in the union: California. It discusses voting patterns in various locations such as coastal regions, the bay area and the los angeles area. This...
This study explores the origin and history of the gerrymander, types of gerrymandering, gerrymandering and the use of technology, the threat of the gerrymander to representational democracy, and possible solutions to this threat.
Districts; Election statistics; Representatives in Congress (United States);
This document traces the political history of Representative Richard Lehman of California's 19th Congressional district. It includes a brief biography, voting records and statistics, campaign contribution information, maps of the district, election...
Redistricting; California Legislature; Statistical analysis
This report provides information on and illustrates the defects of the Senate redistricting plan passed by the Legislature (S.B. 287) on September 16, 1991 and subsequently vetoed by Governor Wilson
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...
Conference agenda from a joint conference of the Rose Institute and the Institute of Social Justice on Latino empowerment, reapportionment, redistricting, and politics.
Dr. Richard Morrill and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government created a model redistricting plan for the 1981 California redistricting. The plan used the best available good government criteria to create majority-minority districts and...
The career professionalization of members of the U.S. House of Representatives has been influenced by an assortment of historical, socio-economic and political factors rooted both within the congressional institution and members' home state...
This doctoral dissertation studies the choices made in the redistricting process, as well as Hispanic representation in local jurisdictions, in California and Arizona.
In 1992, the California Supreme Court drew new lines for Congressional districts in California. This document includes maps and statistics that visualize the changes and provide citizens an overview of the new political geography.
This conference packet includes information on the 1981 confernce hosted by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and background information on redistricting. The background information, focusing on the context of the 1980 elections and...
