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The Public Mapping Project
Michael McDonaldGeorge Mason UniversityBrookings Institution
Micah AltmanHarvard UniversityBrookings Institution
Robert CheethamAzavea
Supported byThe Sloan FoundationJoyce FoundationJudy Ford Wason Center
for Public Policy at Christopher Newport Univ.
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Public Mapping Project Goals Identify principles for transparency in redistricting Identify barriers to participation in redistricting Enable the public to draw maps of the communities and
redistricting plans for their states Provide public input for accepting redistricting authorities Inform the public debate about redistricting criteria Provide maps for courts where litigation occurs
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Four Pillars to Public MappingSoftware Development
Data Collection
Public Education
DisseminationOngoing through state partners like the
Midwest Democracy Network, Brookings Institution, and other organizations
Public Mapping Projectpublicmapping.org
The Election Data Archive dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/eda
Gerrymandering: Documentary Filmgerrymanderingmovie.com/
Brennan Center for Justicewww.brennancenter.org
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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
Gerry Hebert Executive Director, Campaign Legal Center and Americans for Redistricting 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. Ornstein Senior Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute
Advisory Board
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Transparency Principles
All redistricting plans should include sufficient information such that the public can verify, reproduce, and evaluate a plan.
The criteria used to evaluate plans and districts should be documented.
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Transparency PrinciplesEndorsements
•Americans for Redistricting Reform• Brennan Center for Justice• Campaign Legal Center• Center for Governmental Studies• Center for Voting and Democracy• Common Cause• Demos• League of Women Voters of the United States
Dissemination• Principles posted on Brookings website• Michael P. McDonald and Micah Altman. "Pulling Back the Curtain on Redistricting."
The Washington Post, July 9, 2010.
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More Information atwww.publicmapping.org
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Now…Public Access Redistricting
Open Data Open Access Open Source
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Choose Your Legislative Body
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Look Around – Get the Picture
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Drill Down – Get The Facts
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Get the Details
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Make A Plan
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Investigate the Results
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Spread the Word
Share your plans with othersHave a contestMash up and plug in
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Map a State -- Change the Nation
Identify communities of interest Explore the alternativesUnderstand political consequences Create alternatives to politics-as-usual
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Public Mapping Software – Features
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*
Powered by Open Source
* Coming soon
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