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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp015d86p329p| Title: | How partisan gerrymandering limits voting rights |
| Contributors: | Tausanovitch, Alex Root, Danielle |
| Keywords: | Minorities—Suffrage—United States—History—21st century Suffrage—United States—History—21st century Gerrymandering |
| Issue Date: | 8-Jul-2020 |
| Publisher: | Center for American Progress |
| Place of Publication: | Washington, D.C. |
| Description: | This issue brief examines the only four states where, after the 2018 elections, the party that won a majority of state legislative seats received only a minority of the total statewide vote: North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Because of gerrymandering, these four states dramatically failed a basic test of democracy—votes did not translate into political power. To make matters worse, gerrymandering has since gone hand in hand with increased restrictions on voting in each of these states. In other words, legislative majorities that received a minority of the votes have used their unearned power to make it harder for citizens to cast a ballot, further distancing themselves from accountability at the ballot box. CAP’s solution to this problem is highlighted in the final section of this issue brief: empowering independent commissions to draw voter-determined districts that reflect the will of the people. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp015d86p329p |
| Related resource: | https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2020/07/08/487426/partisan-gerrymandering-limits-voting-rights/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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