Redistricting in the Computer Age: A Review of Maptitude for Redistricting By Mekonnen Gessesse Vol. 22, No. 4, 2000 p. 29 Gone are the days when paper, map markers, and desk calculators were used to draw redistricting plans. By the

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SRC Study Contributes to Georgia Election Reform Staff Vol. 23, No. 1, 2001 pp. 13-14 Following the 2000 election debacle in which the shortcomings of the Florida election system came under national negative scrutiny, the SRC conducted a study of

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The Mockery of Democracy By René Redwood and Bernie Horn Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 4-5 As summer turn to autumn, so why should you care about hanging chads and butterfly ballots? Why should you care whether or not

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Budget Woes and Partisan Politics Block Election Reform By Lisa Rab Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 6-13 Despite the initial scramble to introduce legislation responding to the election chaos in Florida, very few Southern states passed comprehensive election reform

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A Closer Look: The Florida and Georgia Experiences By Catherine Wall Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 14-17 The 2001 state legislative sessions witnessed very little progress towards comprehensive election reform. Only two southern states–Florida and Georgia–passed meaningful legislation to

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Felon Disfranchisement Bars Many from Voting By Lisa Rab Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 22-25 More than 200,000 people could not vote in Florida’s presidential election last year because of laws barring ex-felons from voting. Similar laws across the

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