Redistricting Simulation Evaluation Peter S. Wattson Senate Counsel Secretary of the Senate (Legislative) State of Minnesota Providence, Rhode Island September 28, 2010
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