have a look at the cases on the VA division of legislative services
link--especially WEST v. GILMORE.  They deal with the necessity of
drawing noncontiguous districts across the chesapeake bay

http://dlsgis.state.va.us/ref/redistcases.htm 

cheers

Mark E. Rush
Professor of Politics
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA  24450
http://home.wlu.edu/~rushm
(540) 463-8904
(540) 463-8639 (fax)

Jennifer Steen <jennifer.steen@bc.edu> 09/25/02 10:24AM >>>

Greetings all --

Does anyone know of any articles (or books or web sites or whatever)
that discuss the idea of *non*-contiguous electoral districts?

Thanks,
Jennifer Steen
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Jennifer A. Steen
Assistant Professor
Political Science Department
Boston College

e-mail: jennifer.steen@bc.edu 
web: www2.bc.edu/~steenje