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www.ncsl.org/default.aspx
 National Redistricting Seminar
Westin San Francisco Marketplace
June 11-14, 2009
Agenda
Copies of Session Presentations are Available on the Links Below:
Copies of Outstanding Presentations Will Be Available Here Shortly.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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2:00pm-6:00pm
Metro Foyer
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Registration
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2:00pm-5:00pm
Stanford room--Maptitude
City room--Citygate GIS
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Optional Redistricting Software Training
Representatives from the two primary providers of redistricting software will be available to offer demonstrations and hands-on training with their products.
- Maptitude for Redistricting--Stanford Room
Howard Simkowitz and Tracy Horgan invite all current and prospective Maptitude for Redistricting (MTR) clients to join them to learn more about MTR. For those new to MTR or who want a review, they will go over the basics of plan creation, assigning districts, creating reports, computing compactness, evaluating communities of interest, etc…. For experienced users they will introduce new features added to MTR over the past decade and will demo Maptitude Online Redistricting.
· Citygate GIS and ESRI--City Room
Representatives from Citygate GIS, Election Data Services and ESRI will be available to train attendees on basic GIS tools and CityGate GIS's most current redistricting application including numerous new features added since the 2000 round of redistricting.
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6:00pm - 7:00pm
Franciscan I room
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Welcome Reception
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Friday, June 12, 2009
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7:00am-3:00pm
Metro Foyer
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Registration
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7:00am - 8:00am
Metropolitan III room
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00am-8:30am
Metropolitan I & II room
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Welcome and Introductions
Redistricting 101--An Overview
This session will focus on the fundamental elements of the redistricting process. Why do states draw lines? How do states draw lines?
Speaker:
Tim Storey, NCSL, Colorado
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8:30am-9:15am
Metropolitan I & II room
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In 2008, California voters approved a measure that sets up a new commission to do California legislative redistricting after the 2010 census. It is unlike any other process.
Speakers:
Tim Hodson, Executive Director, Center for California Studies, Sacramento State University, California
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9:15am - 10:45am
Metropolitan I & II room
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The law governing redistricting is voluminous. While you don't have to be a barrister to draw good district plans, it is vital to understand the fundamentals of redistricting law if you want to be successful.
Speaker:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
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10:45am-11:00am
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break
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11:00am-noon
Metropolitan I & II room
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Many states and legislative committees adopt a variety of guidelines before embarking on redistricting. This session will review the criteria that states use.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Michael McDonald, Professor, George Mason University, Virginia
Alan Rosenthal, Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Jeff Wice, Special Counsel to the Majority Leader, State Senate, New York
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Friday, June 12, 2009, continued
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noon - 1:15pm
Metropolitan III room
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lunch
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1:15pm - 2:45pm
Metropolitan I & II Room
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The Redistricting Tool Box
What data, technology, staffing and other resources are needed to draw new district plans? In this session, experts will list and explain all the "tools" required for redistricting.
Moderator:
John Guthrie, Staff Director, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Florida
Speakers:
Kim Brace, President, Election Data Services, Virginia
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2:45pm - 3:00pm
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break
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3:00pm - 4:15pm
Metropolitan I & II Room
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If you want to master the redistricting process, you must understand the census. How is it taken? How does census geography work? What will the data my state gets for redistricting look like? How do I get my constituents counted?
Speakers:
Cathy McCully, Chief, Redistricting Data Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Deirdre Bishop, Asst. Chief, Redistricting Data Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
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4:15pm-5:30pm
Metropolitan I & II Room
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Keys to Success and Pitfalls to Avoid
You will hear from legislators, legislative staff and experts who are veterans of previous redistricting cycles. They will share tips and words of wisdom about what to expect and how to successfully navigate the redistricting process.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Representative Fred Kessler, Wisconsin
Karin MacDonald, Director, Statewide Database & Election Administration Research Center, University of California
Alan Rosenthal, Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
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7:00am - 8:00am
Metropolitan III room
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00am-8:45am
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Introduction to Hands-on Redistricting Exercise
This session will explain the rules for the simulation exercise and assign participants to a group.
Presiding:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel, Minnesota
John Guthrie, Staff Director, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Florida
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8:45am-9:00am
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break to move to simulation rooms
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9:00am-11:30am
Rooms:
City, Civic, Concordia, Olympic, Stanford
Metropolitan I & II room
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Concurrent Sessions
Session A-
Hands-on Redistricting Exercise
Participants will break into small groups and draw district plans. Groups will tackle a simulation with a specific goal and will present completed plans to the full meeting after completion.
Session B -
Demographic Trends Preview
Are there clues in recent data releases about what to expect in the 2010 census numbers? What will America look like in 2010…and in 2050 and what do demographic shifts mean for policymakers?
This will be in the Metropolitan I & II room
Speaker:
Steve Murdock, Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University, Texas
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11:30am-1:00pm
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Lunch on your own
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1:00pm-3:30pm
Rooms:
City, Civic, Concordia, Olympic, Stanford
Metropolitan I & II room
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Repeat Concurrent Sessions
Session A-
Hands-on Redistricting Exercise
Session B -
Demographic Trends Preview in the Metropolitan I & II room
Speaker:
Steve Murdock, Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University, Texas
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3:30pm-3:45pm
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Break
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Saturday, June 13, 2009, continued
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3:45pm - 4:45pm
Metropolitan I & II room
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Line Drawing Technology
The GIS software available to draw redistricting plans gets better every decade. What options are available for 2010? What new features are in store for 2010?
Moderator:
Tim Storey, NCSL, Colorado
Speakers:
Fred Hejazi, CityGate GIS
Howard J. Simkowitz, Director, Government Services, Caliper Corporation
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4:45pm-5:45pm
Metropolitan I & II room
Republicans--Stanford room
Democrats--City room
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Concurrent Sessions
Session A-
Technology Roundtable
This will be a facilitated roundtable discussion of the technology challenges facing legislatures as they prepare for the 2010 round of line drawing.
v The Roundtable will be in Metropolitan I & II Room
Session B-
Political Party Breakouts
Participants may meet as a group to discuss redistricting from a Republican or Democratic perspective. Groups will meet separately.
v Democrats meet in the Stanford room
v Republicans meet in the City room
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
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7:00am - 8:00am
Metropolitan III room
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00am - 9:00am
Metropolitan I & II room
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Debriefing of Redistricting Simulation and Judging of Plans
Presiding:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel, Minnesota
John Guthrie, Staff Director, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Florida
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9:00am - 10:30am
Metropolitan I & II room
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Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
The federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 has a major influence on the redistricting process in essentially every state. This session will review changes in how courts have interpreted the Act in recent years as well as a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in a successful challenge to a North Carolina legislative map that included "crossover" districts.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Jason Torchinsky. Attorney, Holtzman Vogel, LLP, Washington, D.C.
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10:30am - noon
Metropolitan I & II Room
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In April, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case, NAMUDNO vs. Holder, from Texas challenging section 5 of the Voting Rights Act commonly referred to as preclearance. A decision in the case is expected within a few weeks after this seminar. The decision could potentially have a dramatic impact on redistricting in all states especially if the high court strikes down, or significantly alters, section 5 leading to Congressional action.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Mark Braden, Attorney, Baker & Hostetler, Washington, D.C.
Paul Smith, Attorney, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C.
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Noon
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Adjourn National Redistricting Seminar
There will be a second NCSL National Redistricting seminar similar to this one but with a greater emphasis on line drawing technology in the midwest in Chicago on October 22-25, 2009. Please check the NCSL website in the coming weeks at www.ncsl.org for more information about this seminar. |
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www.ncsl.org/default.aspx
National Redistricting Seminar
Westin San Francisco Marketplace
June 11-14, 2009
Agenda
Copies of Session Presentations are Available on the Links Below:
Copies of Outstanding Presentations Will Be Available Here Shortly.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
|
|
2:00pm-6:00pm
Metro Foyer
|
Registration
|
|
2:00pm-5:00pm
Stanford room--Maptitude
City room--Citygate GIS
|
Optional Redistricting Software Training
Representatives from the two primary providers of redistricting software will be available to offer demonstrations and hands-on training with their products.
- Maptitude for Redistricting--Stanford Room
Howard Simkowitz and Tracy Horgan invite all current and prospective Maptitude for Redistricting (MTR) clients to join them to learn more about MTR. For those new to MTR or who want a review, they will go over the basics of plan creation, assigning districts, creating reports, computing compactness, evaluating communities of interest, etc…. For experienced users they will introduce new features added to MTR over the past decade and will demo Maptitude Online Redistricting.
· Citygate GIS and ESRI--City Room
Representatives from Citygate GIS, Election Data Services and ESRI will be available to train attendees on basic GIS tools and CityGate GIS's most current redistricting application including numerous new features added since the 2000 round of redistricting.
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6:00pm - 7:00pm
Franciscan I room
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Welcome Reception
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Friday, June 12, 2009
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7:00am-3:00pm
Metro Foyer
|
Registration
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7:00am - 8:00am
Metropolitan III room
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00am-8:30am
Metropolitan I & II room
|
Welcome and Introductions
Redistricting 101--An Overview
This session will focus on the fundamental elements of the redistricting process. Why do states draw lines? How do states draw lines?
Speaker:
Tim Storey, NCSL, Colorado
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8:30am-9:15am
Metropolitan I & II room
|
In 2008, California voters approved a measure that sets up a new commission to do California legislative redistricting after the 2010 census. It is unlike any other process.
Speakers:
Tim Hodson, Executive Director, Center for California Studies, Sacramento State University, California
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9:15am - 10:45am
Metropolitan I & II room
|
The law governing redistricting is voluminous. While you don't have to be a barrister to draw good district plans, it is vital to understand the fundamentals of redistricting law if you want to be successful.
Speaker:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
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10:45am-11:00am
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break
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|
11:00am-noon
Metropolitan I & II room
|
Many states and legislative committees adopt a variety of guidelines before embarking on redistricting. This session will review the criteria that states use.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Michael McDonald, Professor, George Mason University, Virginia
Alan Rosenthal, Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Jeff Wice, Special Counsel to the Majority Leader, State Senate, New York
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Friday, June 12, 2009, continued
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noon - 1:15pm
Metropolitan III room
|
lunch
|
|
1:15pm - 2:45pm
Metropolitan I & II Room
|
The Redistricting Tool Box
What data, technology, staffing and other resources are needed to draw new district plans? In this session, experts will list and explain all the "tools" required for redistricting.
Moderator:
John Guthrie, Staff Director, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Florida
Speakers:
Kim Brace, President, Election Data Services, Virginia
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2:45pm - 3:00pm
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break
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3:00pm - 4:15pm
Metropolitan I & II Room
|
If you want to master the redistricting process, you must understand the census. How is it taken? How does census geography work? What will the data my state gets for redistricting look like? How do I get my constituents counted?
Speakers:
Cathy McCully, Chief, Redistricting Data Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Deirdre Bishop, Asst. Chief, Redistricting Data Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
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4:15pm-5:30pm
Metropolitan I & II Room
|
Keys to Success and Pitfalls to Avoid
You will hear from legislators, legislative staff and experts who are veterans of previous redistricting cycles. They will share tips and words of wisdom about what to expect and how to successfully navigate the redistricting process.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Representative Fred Kessler, Wisconsin
Karin MacDonald, Director, Statewide Database & Election Administration Research Center, University of California
Alan Rosenthal, Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
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7:00am - 8:00am
Metropolitan III room
|
Continental Breakfast
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8:00am-8:45am
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Introduction to Hands-on Redistricting Exercise
This session will explain the rules for the simulation exercise and assign participants to a group.
Presiding:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel, Minnesota
John Guthrie, Staff Director, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Florida
|
|
8:45am-9:00am
|
break to move to simulation rooms
|
|
9:00am-11:30am
Rooms:
City, Civic, Concordia, Olympic, Stanford
Metropolitan I & II room
|
Concurrent Sessions
Session A-
Hands-on Redistricting Exercise
Participants will break into small groups and draw district plans. Groups will tackle a simulation with a specific goal and will present completed plans to the full meeting after completion.
Session B -
Demographic Trends Preview
Are there clues in recent data releases about what to expect in the 2010 census numbers? What will America look like in 2010…and in 2050 and what do demographic shifts mean for policymakers?
This will be in the Metropolitan I & II room
Speaker:
Steve Murdock, Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University, Texas
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|
11:30am-1:00pm
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Lunch on your own
|
|
1:00pm-3:30pm
Rooms:
City, Civic, Concordia, Olympic, Stanford
Metropolitan I & II room
|
Repeat Concurrent Sessions
Session A-
Hands-on Redistricting Exercise
Session B -
Demographic Trends Preview in the Metropolitan I & II room
Speaker:
Steve Murdock, Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University, Texas
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3:30pm-3:45pm
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Break
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Saturday, June 13, 2009, continued
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3:45pm - 4:45pm
Metropolitan I & II room
|
Line Drawing Technology
The GIS software available to draw redistricting plans gets better every decade. What options are available for 2010? What new features are in store for 2010?
Moderator:
Tim Storey, NCSL, Colorado
Speakers:
Fred Hejazi, CityGate GIS
Howard J. Simkowitz, Director, Government Services, Caliper Corporation
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4:45pm-5:45pm
Metropolitan I & II room
Republicans--Stanford room
Democrats--City room
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Concurrent Sessions
Session A-
Technology Roundtable
This will be a facilitated roundtable discussion of the technology challenges facing legislatures as they prepare for the 2010 round of line drawing.
v The Roundtable will be in Metropolitan I & II Room
Session B-
Political Party Breakouts
Participants may meet as a group to discuss redistricting from a Republican or Democratic perspective. Groups will meet separately.
v Democrats meet in the Stanford room
v Republicans meet in the City room
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
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7:00am - 8:00am
Metropolitan III room
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00am - 9:00am
Metropolitan I & II room
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Debriefing of Redistricting Simulation and Judging of Plans
Presiding:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel, Minnesota
John Guthrie, Staff Director, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Florida
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9:00am - 10:30am
Metropolitan I & II room
|
Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
The federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 has a major influence on the redistricting process in essentially every state. This session will review changes in how courts have interpreted the Act in recent years as well as a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in a successful challenge to a North Carolina legislative map that included "crossover" districts.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Jason Torchinsky. Attorney, Holtzman Vogel, LLP, Washington, D.C.
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10:30am - noon
Metropolitan I & II Room
|
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case, NAMUDNO vs. Holder, from Texas challenging section 5 of the Voting Rights Act commonly referred to as preclearance. A decision in the case is expected within a few weeks after this seminar. The decision could potentially have a dramatic impact on redistricting in all states especially if the high court strikes down, or significantly alters, section 5 leading to Congressional action.
Moderator:
Peter Wattson, Senate Counsel and Secretary of the Senate, Minnesota
Speakers:
Mark Braden, Attorney, Baker & Hostetler, Washington, D.C.
Paul Smith, Attorney, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C.
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Noon
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Adjourn National Redistricting Seminar
There will be a second NCSL National Redistricting seminar similar to this one but with a greater emphasis on line drawing technology in the midwest in Chicago on October 22-25, 2009. Please check the NCSL website in the coming weeks at www.ncsl.org for more information about this seminar. |
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