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Since the 1990s, however, gerrymandering based solely on racial data has been ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court under the Fourteenth Amendment, first in Shaw ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GerrymanderPrison inmates are barred from voting in 48 states. Even so, state legislatures typically count the inmates as residents to pad state legislative districts that http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2006/05/20/NYT-gerrymandering/Voters who come to understand how prison-based gerrymandering cheats them are unlikely to keep rewarding the politicians who support it. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/opinion/20sat3.html?ex=1305777600&en=2190bea0c8f9d470&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rssGerrymandering How States Create Congressional Districts Based on Census Data. By Matt Rosenberg, About.com http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/gerrymandering.htmMay 20, 2006 EDITORIAL Prison-Based Gerrymandering Prison inmates are barred from voting in 48 states. Even so, state legislatures typically count the inmates as "residents" to pad ... http://www.njisj.org/pubdocs/2006/red_052606_nyt_vot_ed.pdf |
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