Voting Rights and Minority Representation Redistricting, 1992-2002

by Bositis, David A.; N. Williams, : Eddie; Earls, Anita; McDonald, Laughlin; Handley, Lisa; Estrada, Leo F.; Holmes, Bob; Lublin, David

• ISBN13: 9780761830436
• ISBN10: 076183043X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-23
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Throughout its history, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has called attention to the importance of the redistricting process for minority representation. To help those who share these concerns, and to understand the first redistricting process of the 21st century, the Joint Center convened a one-day conference in May 2002 entitled Redistricting, 1992-2002: Voting Rights and Minority Representation. Many of the nation's most influential figures in the voting-rights and redistricting community presented papers at the conference. This book is a collection of six of the paper presented at the conference.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	v
Foreword	vii
Eddie N. Williams
1 Introduction: Advancing Minority Voting Rights: How Do We Get From Here to There?	1	(16)
Anita Earls
2 Redistricting and Voting Rights Issues, 1992-2002: A Legal Analysis	17	(16)
Laughlin McDonald
3 Political Parties, Redistricting, and Minority Representation: The Southern States, 1992-2002	33	(18)
David A. Bositis
4 Drawing Effective Minority Districts: A Conceptual Model	51	(22)
Lisa Handley
5 Redistricting 2000: A Lost Opportunity for Latinos	73	(14)
Leo F. Estrada
6 Reapportionment/Redistricting Politics in Georgia The 1990's and 2001-2002: Reflections of a Participant-Observer	87	(26)
Bob Holmes
7 Racial Redistricting and Southern Republican Congressional Gains in the 1990's	113	(18)
David Lublin
About the Authors	131