DistrictBuilder: Open Source Collaborative Redistricting

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This document discusses public access redistricting and open source redistricting software. It promotes educating students, the public, and policymakers about redistricting through contests and public participation in mapping states. The document describes features of public mapping software that allow users to create districts and plans, evaluate them based on population balance, compactness and other criteria, and share plans. It lists organizations supporting the public mapping project and the advisory board providing guidance.

Now…Public Access Redistricting

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Virginia Redistricting Competition
 Educating Students
 150 students on 15 teams at 12 Universities and Colleges
 Educating the Public
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Washington Post
 Educating Policy Makers
 Three student plans were introduced as bills
 One student congressional plan demonstrated a way to
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 Identifycommunities
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Public Mapping Software – Features
Powered by Open Source
 Create
 Create districts and plans
 Identify communities*
 Evaluate
 Visualize
 Summarize
 Population balance
 Geographic compactness
 Completeness and contiguity
 Report in depth
 Share
 Import & export plans
 Publish a plan
 Run a contest
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* Coming soon

The Public Mapping Project
Supported by
The Sloan Foundation
Joyce Foundation
Amazon Corporation
Judy Ford Wason Center at Christopher Newport Univ.

Michael McDonald Micah Altman
George Mason University Harvard University
Brookings Institution Brookings Institution

Robert Cheetham
Azavea

Participating Organizations
Midwest Democracy Network
Arizona Competitive Districts Coalition
Virginia Redistricting Competition

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Advisory Board

Mike Fortner Illinois state Representative, 95th District
Carling Dinkler John Tanner's office, Tennessee 8th Congressional District
Mary Wilson Past President, League of Women Voters
Derek Cressman Western Regional Director of State Operations, Common Cause
Anthony Fairfax President, Census Channel
Kimball Brace President, Election Data Services
Executive Director, Campaign Legal Center and Americans for Redistricting
Gerry Hebert
Reform
Leah Rush Executive Director, Midwest Democracy Network
Nancy Bekavac Director, Scientists and Engineers for America
Karin Mac Donald Director, Statewide Database, Institute for Government Studies, UC Berkeley
Thomas E. Mann Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Norman J.
Senior Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute
Ornstein

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More Information at
www.publicmapping.org

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2. Now…Public Access Redistricting Open Data 2 Open Access 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University Prepared for Open Source

3. Choose Your Legislature 3 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

4. Look Around – Get the Picture 4 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

5. Drill Down – Get The Facts 5 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

6. Make A Plan 6 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

7. Get the Details 7 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

8. Run The Numbers 8 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

9. Is it legal? How Well Are You Doing? 9 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

10. Spread the Word  Share your plans with others  Have a contest  Mash up and plug in 10 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

11. Virginia Redistricting Competition  Educating Students  150 students on 15 teams at 12 Universities and Colleges  Educating the Public  Over 30 news stories, including USA Today and Washington Post  Educating Policy Makers  Three student plans were introduced as bills  One student congressional plan demonstrated a way to increase minority representation, was adopted by the governor’s advisory commission and the approach was adopted by the Democrats. 11 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

12. Map a State -- Change the Nation  Identifycommunities  Explore the alternatives  Understand political consequences  Establish transparency  Catalyze participation  Create alternatives to politics-as-usual 12 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

13. Public Mapping Software – Features Powered by Open Source  Create  Create districts and plans  Identify communities*  Evaluate  Visualize  Summarize  Population balance  Geographic compactness  Completeness and contiguity  Report in depth  Share  Import & export plans  Publish a plan  Run a contest 13 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University * Coming soon

14. The Public Mapping Project Supported by The Sloan Foundation Joyce Foundation Amazon Corporation Judy Ford Wason Center at Christopher Newport Univ. Michael McDonald Micah Altman George Mason University Harvard University Brookings Institution Brookings Institution Robert Cheetham Azavea Participating Organizations Midwest Democracy Network Arizona Competitive Districts Coalition Virginia Redistricting Competition 14 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

15. Advisory Board Mike Fortner Illinois state Representative, 95th District Carling Dinkler John Tanner's office, Tennessee 8th Congressional District Mary Wilson Past President, League of Women Voters Derek Cressman Western Regional Director of State Operations, Common Cause Anthony Fairfax President, Census Channel Kimball Brace President, Election Data Services Executive Director, Campaign Legal Center and Americans for Redistricting Gerry Hebert Reform Leah Rush Executive Director, Midwest Democracy Network Nancy Bekavac Director, Scientists and Engineers for America Karin Mac Donald Director, Statewide Database, Institute for Government Studies, UC Berkeley Thomas E. Mann Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution Norman J. Senior Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute Ornstein 15 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

16. More Information at www.publicmapping.org

Editor's Notes

This work. “The Public Mapping Project”, by Micah Altman (http://redistricting.info) is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
This work. “The Public Mapping Project”, by Micah Altman (http://redistricting.info) is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

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