1. Redistricting Status Report: Nuts & Bolts By Kimball Brace September 9, 2011 Election Data Services, Inc.

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6. Cameras do not make the pictures, Photographers do

7. What does Photography have to do with Redistricting? “Computers are just a tool.” George Meier Staff Director, Florida House Redistricting Cmte. “Software can’t create a plan, Humans do” A wise man once said:

8. State Legislatures Pre-Election 2010 Democrat-27 Split-8 Nonpartisan Republican-14

9. 2010 Results

10. State Legislatures Post-Election 2010 Democrat-16 Split-6 Undecided/Nonpartisan - 3 Republican- 25

11. Reapportionment vs Redistricting What’s the difference Reapportionment − Allocation of districts to an area US Congressional Districts to states Some states use to allocate legislative districts to counties Redistricting − Crafting of district configurations within an area Congressional, state legislative, county council, city wards, etc. Usually happens once a decade − Unless you’re Tom Delay

12. Historical Apportionment of U.S. House Seats Net Gain or Loss Since 1930

13. Redistricting Factors One Person, One Vote – Equal size Districts − Congressional − State Legislative − Local Voting Rights Act − “Fairly reflect minority strength” Kitchen sink − Jurisdiction geography – how to divide − “Community of interest” − Political factors & incumbancy − Compactness − Others

14. CensusPolitical TIGER/Line® Files Other Boundaries Precinct and Electoral District Boundaries Redistricting Summary (PL 94-171). ACS Files, Citizenship Data Election Returns and Voting Statistics Tabular Spatial Redistricting Data Cube © Election Data Services, Inc. Source of data Type of Data 2010 2000 1990 ? 2010 2008 2006 2004 20022002 EARLIER?EARLIER?

15. All Numeric Data to Block Level Voter Registration System Population Data (PL94-171) Election Returns Block VAP/ Precinct VAP Precinct Assignment Block VAP/ Precinct VAP Geographic Level County Precinct Block Address Block Group ACS Data Census Survey Block VAP/ BG VAP

16. The Election Process – From a data prospective Total Population Voting Age Population Citizen Voting Age Population Registration Turnout Votes for President Other Statewide Offices Congressional State Legislature

18. Race Data -- Decision on use

19. Practical impact

20. TIGER Migration Impact

23. Olympic Command for Redistricting Season: Let the Games Begin. This will be ________’s fifth political Olympiad since the Warren Court forced America into the ideological straightjacket of one-person, one-vote 44 years ago. Like the first four, it will feature outstanding legislative warfare, after which the combatants will go to court and ask a judge who won.

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