A Reasonable Bias Approach to Gerrymandering: Using Automated Plan Generation to Evaluate Redistricting Proposals
38 Pages Posted: 16 Dec 2021
Date Written: October 14, 2021
Abstract
This paper proposes a method of evaluating redistricting proposals with the help of an algorithm that automatically generates redistricting plans.
Keywords: redistricting algorithm; partisan gerrymandering; gerrymandering
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cain, Bruce E. and Cho, Wendy and Liu, Yan Y. and Zhang, Emily, A Reasonable Bias Approach to Gerrymandering: Using Automated Plan Generation to Evaluate Redistricting Proposals (October 14, 2021). William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 5, 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3942885
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