Quantitative and Descriptive Guidelines to Minimize Gerrymandering

Baker, Gordon E.

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1973.tb41399.x

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“…In political settings, the districts thus formed provide groups of voters ths.t elect the same officials. Relying on the famous "one man, one vote ~" principle, the construction of these voting districts is based on population [3]. There are a number non-political districting problems, such as the formation of water management districts or transportation districts, where the basis for selection is not population, but some other measurable quantity such as rainfall, surface water, or highway miles.…”

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Expert systems in government

Leach¹,

Kandel²

1993

SIGAPP Appl. Comput. Rev.

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The process of redistricting involves the division of a land surface into two or more pieces. In a political setting, the districts thus formed provide groups of voters that elect the same public officials. Other types of redistricting applications include the formation of school districts, transportation districts, or water management districts. In this work we describe a knowledge-based expert system, Grouper, as a solution to the redistricting problem. A number of key issues are addressed by the solution, including equality of population, contiguity, and graphical display of possible districts. In addition, we outline a method (the Grouper approach) for dramatically reducing the complexity of the redistricting problem by limiting activity to a specific level of detail. A PC-based, prototype solution, implemented using the M.1 expert system shell, is described with emphasis on techniques for minimizing search. An annotated Grouper session is included. Lastly, there is a discussion of the far-reaching significance of the redistricting problem and promising uses or extensions of the Grouper system in this regard.

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“…However, we are warned by Liittschwager that one should always aim for exact equality; anything else encourages imprecision [17]. On the other hand, Baker argues that it simply does not make sense to concentrate solely on population when the Census figures being used axe inaccurate and in a constant state of irregular change [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

Expert systems in government

Leach¹,

Kandel²

1993

SIGAPP Appl. Comput. Rev.

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Quantitative and Descriptive Guidelines to Minimize Gerrymandering

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