This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer
(2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no …

ALLEN v. MILLIGAN 143 S.Ct. 1487 (2023) Wes ALLEN, Alabama Secretary of State, et al.,
Appellants v. Evan MILLIGAN, et al. Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Petitioners …

Legislative redistricting is a critical element of representative democracy. A number of
political scientists have used simulation methods to sample redistricting plans under various …

Since the 1960's, computers have been regularly promoted as both the salvation of
redistricting and as a strong corrupting force. On the one hand, computing has been …

State legislatures are tasked with drawing state and federal districts and administering
election law, among many other responsibilities. Yet state legislatures are themselves …

We adopt the principal-agent framework and the asymmetry of information between the
principal and the agent in order to approach two subjects of much attention and …

BARD is the first (and at time of writing, only) open source software package for general
redistricting and redistricting analysis. BARD provides methods to create, display, compare …

Decennial redistricting is a critical element of American representative democracy. A number
of substantive scholars have used simulation methods to sample redistricting plans under …

During the last two decades, evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have been applied to a wide
range of optimization and decision-making problems. Work on EAs for geographical …

A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting provides engaged citizens with an accessible overview of
redistricting for state and federal office. The guide is intended as an introduction for students …