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Democracy and the Right to Vote: Rethinking Democratic Rights under the Charter

Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 2013
This article addresses the Supreme Court of Canada’s theory of democracy and the right to vote. After setting forth the Court’s general approach to democracy, I develop a new conceptual framework for the Court’s approach to democratic rights.
Yasmin Dawood
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Who Is My Neighbor? The Spatial Efficiency of Partisanship

Statistics and Public Policy, 2020
Relative to its overall statewide support, the Republican Party has been over-represented in congressional delegations and state legislatures over the last decade in a number of US states.
Nicholas Eubank, Jonathan Rodden
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Will Reducing Oil Taxes Spur Production? The Critical Question in Alaska's FY 2014 Budget Process

California Journal of Politics and Policy, 2015
Among western states, Alaska is the most dependent on oil/gas taxes.  In late 2012 and early 2013 the its counter-cyclical economy puttered along while oil production (taxes from which provide 87 percent of the state general fund budget) continued to ...
Jerry McBeath, Glenn Wright
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Status of Preparations for Redistricting

, 2000
To: Redistricting Advisory Group, from: Mary Galligan, principal analyst.<br>October 24, 2000<br>application/pdfThis memorandum has two purposes: (1) to provide a brief update on progress of preparations for redistricting; and (2) to alert ...
Galligan, Mary.
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3:1 Nesting Rules in Redistricting

Statistics and Public Policy
In legislative redistricting, most states draw their House and Senate maps separately. Ohio and Wisconsin require that their Senate districts be made with a 3:1 nesting rule, that is, out of triplets of adjacent House districts.
Christopher Donnay
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Redistricting Advisory Group Meeting Synopsis, November 28, 2000

, 2000
November 30, 2000<br>application/pdfProgress on preparations -- Progress on Secretary of State preparations -- NCSL redistricting seminar January 26-29, 2001 in Dallas -- Redistricting Time Line -- Public Hearing Plans -- Public access to proposed ...
Kansas Legislature. Redistricting Advisory Group (2002).
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From the dark end of the street to the bright side of the road: Automated redistricting of areas using physical barriers as dividers of social space

Methodological Innovations, 2018
This study examines the properties of administrative areas compared to a new method of automated redistricting when measuring social differentiation and segregation.
Rolf Lyneborg Lund
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Nevada: Change and the Political Tipping Point

California Journal of Politics and Policy, 2015
Nevada is experiencing structural change and a political tipping point.  The 2010 Census and reapportionment of the Nevada Legislature are the significant factors producing permanent political change in Nevada.
Robert Morin
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REDEFINITION OF THE GREEK ELECTORAL DISTRICTS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF A REGION-BUILDING ALGORITHM

European Journal of Geography, 2012
The main purpose of this paper is the formulation of a methodological approach for the definition of homogenous spatial clusters, taking into account both geographical and descriptive characteristics. The proposed methodology, is substantiated by SPiRAL
Yorgos N. PHOTIS
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Widespread partisan gerrymandering mostly cancels nationally, but reduces electoral competition. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023
Kenny CT, McCartan C, Simko T, Kuriwaki S, Imai K.   +4 more
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