Research and Presentations

The materials listed here were presented to the NCSL Redistricting and Elections Committee. These materials reflect the views of the authors and are not the views or position of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Law

Drawing Maps That Stand Up in Court (paper | slides) August 21, 2002
Redistricting Law 2000
Redistricting in the Post-Shaw World (paper | slides) March 5, 1999
Compactness in the Redistricting Process 5/26/2000
Enacting a Redistricting Plan March 18, 2001
Complying With the Voting Rights Act (taped session)

Process

Top Ten Reasons Redistricting is a Permanent Campaign
Census Geography & Redistricting
Redistricting Tips: What I've Learned About Redistricting the Hard Way
Redistricting 2000 Reflections: What Happened 7/2002
Redistricting 2000 What's Old, What's New, What Might Happen 8/21/2001
Ten Things My Mother Didn't Teach Me About Redistricting March 5, 1999
Public Access to Redistricting Plans October 13, 2000
Redistricting 2000--What's Changed 8/27/2001
Advice from the Gurus (taped session 2001)
It All Starts with the Census (taped session 2001)
Politics & Redistricting (taped session 2001)
Redistricting Criteria (taped session 2001)
Getting a Redistricting Office up and Running 11/99
Nebraska's Considerations for Setting Up a Redistricting Office April 1998

Technology

Redistricting: What Should You Be Thinking About Now? 4/4/1998
Redistricting Simulation Exercise March 5, 1999
Building the Database for Redistricting (Georgia) July 16, 2000
Getting a Redistricting Office up and Running 11/99
Nebraska's Considerations for Setting Up a Redistricting Office April 1998