Scholarship@WashULaw
The Open Redistricting Project
Document Type
Blog Posting
Publication Date
2009
Publication Title
Balkinization
Abstract
As America enters the 2010 redistricting cycle, change is the last thing on most politicians' minds. Despite judicial intervention, academic denouncements, and popular mobilization, the redistricting process remains plagued by two seemingly intractable problems. First, in many states, partisan actors control the commanding heights. Unless independent redistricting institutions are developed, partisan shenanigans will continue interfering in the process. Second, most voters are uninformed about redistricting. Complicating matters even further, these two problems reinforce one another. Politicians, motivated by incumbent protection and partisanship, have every incentive to keep their constituents in the dark.
Keywords
Redistricting, Open Redistricting, Gerrymandering, Electoral Law, Voting Rights, Political Representation, Election Law, Civil Rights, Democracy, Legislative Maps
Publication Citation
Travis Crum, The Open Redistricting Project, Balkinization (Apr. 6, 2009), https://balkin.blogspot.com/2009/04/openredistricting-project.html
Repository Citation
Crum, Travis, "The Open Redistricting Project" (2009). Scholarship@WashULaw. 730.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/730