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Now… Public Access Redistricting

Now… Public Access Redistricting. Open Data. Open Access. Open Source. Choose Your Legislature. Look Around – Get the Picture. Drill Down – Get The Facts. Make A Plan. Get the Details. Run The Numbers. Is it legal? How Well Are You Doing?. Spread the Word. Share your plans with others

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Now… Public Access Redistricting

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  1. Now…Public Access Redistricting • Open Data • Open Access • Open Source Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  2. Choose Your Legislature Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  3. Look Around – Get the Picture Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  4. Drill Down – Get The Facts Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  5. Make A Plan Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  6. Get the Details Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  7. Run The Numbers Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  8. Is it legal? How Well Are You Doing? Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  9. Spread the Word • Share your plans with others • Have a contest • Mash up and plug in Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  10. Virginia Redistricting Competition • Educating Students • 150 students on 15 teams at 12 Universities and Colleges • Educating the Public • Over 30 news stories, including USA Today and Washington Post • Educating Policy Makers • Three student plans were introduced as bills • One student congressional plan demonstrated a way to increase minority representation, was adopted by the governor’s advisory commission and the approach was adopted by the Democrats. Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  11. Map a State -- Change the Nation • Identify communities • Explore the alternatives • Understand political consequences • Establish transparency • Catalyze participation • Create alternatives to politics-as-usual Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  12. 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 Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University * Coming soon

  13. The Public Mapping Project Supported by The Sloan Foundation Joyce Foundation Amazon Corporation Judy Ford Wason Center at Christopher Newport Univ. Michael McDonald George Mason University Brookings Institution Micah Altman Harvard University Brookings Institution Robert Cheetham Azavea Participating Organizations Midwest Democracy Network Arizona Competitive Districts Coalition Virginia Redistricting Competition Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  14. Advisory Board Prepared for 2011 CGA Conference at Harvard University

  15. More Information at www.publicmapping.org

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