Subject: Re: CA Governor's Redistricting Plan
From: karin@cain.berkeley.edu
Date: 1/14/2005, 1:10 PM
To: Rick Hasen
CC: election-law <election-law@majordomo.lls.edu>

<x-flowed>ACA3 reads:

Data regarding party affiliation or voting history of electors could not be used. To the extent possible, district boundaries would be required to be drawn to ensure a prescribed level of competitiveness between the two largest political parties.

can someone explain to me how one would assess competitiveness if political data can not be used?

thank you
.
karin mac donald
statewide database
igs/ucb

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