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Redistricting Simulation

Evaluation

Peter S. Wattson

Senate Counsel

Secretary of the Senate (Legislative)

State of Minnesota

Providence, Rhode Island

September 28, 2010

Plan Evaluation

▪ Completed on Time?

▪ Overall Range within Limits?

Plan Evaluation

▪ Did Plan Drafters Consider Race?

▪ Follow Traditional Districting Principles?

▸ Contiguous?

▸ Compact?

▸ Preserve Political Subdivisions?

▸ Preserve Communities of Interest?

▸ Avoid Contests Between Incumbents?

▸ Preserve Cores of Prior Districts?

Plan Evaluation

▪ Does the Plan Cause a Minority Population

to Lose Representation?

▸ Blacks?

▸ Hispanics?

▪ Does the Plan Create a New Majority-

Minority District?

▸ Blacks?

▸ Hispanics?

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Buccaneer current districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Buccaneer Morning districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Buccaneer Afternoon districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Dolphin current districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Dolphin Morning districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Dolphin Afternoon districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Jaguar current districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Jaguar Morning districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Jaguar Afternoon districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Mouse current districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Mouse Morning districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Mouse Afternoon districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Butterfly current districts

Nat iona l Confe rence of S ta te Leg is la tu res ♦ Na t iona l Red is t r ic t ing Seminar September 25 -28 , 2010 ♦ P rov idence , Rhode Is land

Butterfly Experts and Veterans districts

Moderator's comments1A_Buccaneer current districts1B_Buccaneer Morning districts1C_Buccaneer Afternoon districts2A_Dolphin current districts2B_Dolphin Morning districts2C_Dolphin Afternoon districts3A_Jaguar current districts3B_Jaguar Morning districts3C_Jaguar Afternoon districts4A_Mouse current districts4B_Mouse Morning districts4C_Mouse Afternoon districts5A_Butterfly current districts5B_Butterfly Experts and Veterans districts