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U.S. Election Program: Introducing New Delimitation Standards

U.S. Election Program: Introducing New Delimitation Standards

Nov. 4, 2024 This session will look at delimitation standards for Congressional districts, at the role of “gerrymandering,” as well as at some of the most gerrymandered districts in the U.S. (both Democratic and Republican). It will also consider the evidentiary needs for drawing and evaluating fair maps. Speakers: Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Harvard Law School and co-founder of PlanScore Professor Christopher Warshaw, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University Dr. Micah Altman, Social and Information Scientist at MIT’s Center for Research in Equitable and Open Scholarship Dr. Cassandra Emmons, Global Democracy Data Advisor, IFES, Moderator