Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 What Is Gerrymandering and How Does It Affect Voters? Liz Kennedy Billy Corriher Danielle Root 11
2 Math Equations Could Help Fight Gerrymandering Matt Pancia 25
3 Aims and Tactics of Modern Gerrymandering Greg Gillette 31
4 Single-Member Elections Lead to Less Democratic and Representative Elections Kristin Eberhard 35
5 A Brief History of Gerrymandering Legal Cases Matthew Spector 41
6 Elections in the US Could Be Improved, But No Electoral System Is Perfect Kristin Eberhard 46
7 Winner-Take-All Elections in Single-Member Districts Are the Root of Gerrymandering Jais Mehaji 52
8 The Supreme Court Must Decide the Legality of Using Computer Algorithms to Draw Districts Nina Totenberg 58
9 Demanding a Solution to Gerrymandering Is the Responsibility of All Citizens No Labels 65
10 Racial Gerrymandering Takes Many Forms Lois Beckett Suevon Lee 69
11 Prison-Based Gerrymandering Artificially Inflates the Population of Districts Brenda Wright Peter Wagner 77
12 Having More Political Parties Makes For More Competitive Elections The Green Party 82
13 Voter Apathy Caused by Gerrymandering Leads to Low Voter Turnout Shannon Sabo 97
14 Portions of the Voting Rights Act That Restrict Racial Gerrymandering Are in Jeopardy Richard Valelly 99
15 Proportional Elections and Independent Re districting Efforts Are Both Needed to Make Elections Fairer Fair Vote 112
Organizations to Contact 125
Bibliography 130
Index 133
