Gerrymandering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerrymandering is a form of boundary delimitation (redistricting) in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are deliberately modified for electoral advantage. Gerrymandering may be used ...
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Partisan gerrymandering has long been used to secure the election and reelection of candidates from particular political parties. ... Partisan Gerrymandering and Its Influence on Voter Turnout Matt A. Barreto Department of Political Science University of California Irvine Gary M. Segura Department of Political...
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In advocating for competitive elections and more responsive elected officials scholars alternate between seeking more regulation of partisan gerrymandering and less protection of political parties. ... Partisan gerrymandering is conducted by elected officials, largely unregulated by the courts, and done in the interest...
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But concludes that partisan gerrymandering constitutes a nonjusticiable political question due to the absence of judicially manageable standards. ...
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Although it succeeded in getting the Supreme Court, for the first time, to rule that partisan gerrymandering was justiciable, Bandemer ultimately lost because the plaintiffs failed to prove that the discriminatory effect upon them was of sufficient magnitude.
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In Vieth v. Jubelirer, a narrow majority of the Supreme Court determined that, at least for the moment, partisan gerrymandering is nonjusticiable.
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Despite the blatant partisan gerrymandering that took place, and the negative consequences of one-party rule, the biggest casualty of the battle were minority voting rights. That is the untold story of Texas redistricting.
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Editor's note: Just in time for redistricting battles, we present an excerpt from the archives. Heartland Policy Study No. 34, "Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution," was released on March 4, 1991.
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To somewhat oversimplify, there are two basic types of gerrymandering: partisan, and pro-incumbent. ... In a partisan gerrymander, the party in control tries to maximize their seats, by packing their opponents into a handful of 70%+ districts, and spreading their own supporters over many more 55% districts.
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