Reapportionment and redistricting in the West
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Reapportionment and redistricting in the West
Lexington Books, c2011
- : cloth
Available at 3 libraries
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"American government・state politics"--Backcover
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West, Gary F. Moncrief brings together some of the best-known scholars in American state and electoral politics to explore the unique processes and problems of redistricting in the western United States. These political scientists examine the specific challenges facing western states in ensuring fair and balanced political representation. Western states tend to be geographically large and experiencing rapid population growth and the chapters in this enlightening volume discuss the changing demographics in western states, paying special attention to the rise in the Latino population and the effect this has had on reapportionment and redistricting. They describe the ways in which some of these states achieve redistricting through independent redistricting commissions-a process rarely found in other regions-and they provide policy prescriptions for the future.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. An Overview of Redistricting by Tim Storey
Chapter 2. Redistricting and the West: The Legal Context by Justin Levitt
Chapter 3. Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West by Matthew May and Gary Moncrief
Chapter 4. Reapportionment, Redistricting and Representation in Congress by Jennifer Steen
Chapter 5. Redistricting and Latino Representation in the West by Jason Casellas
Chapter 6. Direct Democracy and Redistricting by Todd Donovan
Chapter 7. Does it Matter if Legislatures or Commissions Draw the Lines? by Jonathan Winburn
Chapter 8. What the West Can Learn from Iowa by Peverill Squire
Chapter 9. The Public Mapping Project by Micah Altman and Michael P. McDonald
Chapter 10. Redistricting in Arizona by Barbara Norrander and Jay Wendland
Chapter 11. Controversies in Electoral Redistricting in Oregon by Priscilla Southwell
Chapter 12. Great Expectations and the California Citizens Redistricting Commission by Vladimir Kogan and Thad Kousser
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