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2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GIS 475 - Legislative Redistricting with Geographic Information Systems

Credits: (1)
Prerequisite(s): CONS 210  or GIS 201  
Legislative Redistricting w/Geographic Information Systems With the 2020 census data release, significant attention will be placed on redistricting in the coming years. Inherent in any redistricting plan is a recognition of the spatial configuration of voting districts and the processes driving proposed voting district maps. Federal and state constitutions and statues impose legal requirements for voting districts that in practice are often manipulated to favor drawing lines that protect partisan/incumbent interests. This one credit course will combine an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with a focus on the legal analysis of redistricting plans.