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The Council for Excellence in Government works to improve the performance of government at all levels, and government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens.  With its experienced staff, network of experts, members and diverse partners, the Council helps to create stronger public sector leadership and management, driven by innovation and focused on results, and increased citizen confidence and participation in government, through better understanding of government and its role.
 
FairVote seeks elections that promote voter turnout, fair representation, inclusive policy and meaningful choices by building on our nation's history of improving upon the American experiment. As a catalyst for electoral reforms such as instant run-off voting, proportional voting, direct election of the president and automatic voter registration, we conduct research, analysis, education and organizing to ensure all Americans can exercise their right to vote and elect representatives who reflect our racial and political diversity.
 
 
Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University
Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections.
 
Click on “election reform agenda,” then “redistricting.”
 
Common Cause is a nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1970 by John Gardner as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process, and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest.
 
Additional information.
The Shape of Representative Democracy, Report of the Redistricting Reform Conference, Arlie, Virginia, June 2005, organized by The Campaign Legal Center and the Council for Excellence in Government.
 
Redistricting Reform, Thomas E. Mann, The National Voter, June 2005 Redistricting, The National Voter.
 
 
Democracy's Constitution, John Denvir, University of Illinois Press, September 2001
 
Drawing Lines: A Public Interest Guide to Real Redistricting Reform, Demos and Center for Governmental Studies, June 2005. This is an analysis of California’s redistricting efforts.
 
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Redistricting, American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project, April 2001. Contains information on the Voting Rights Act.
 
Brace, Kimball W., Election Data Service, Inc. (2004, April 16). Technology and Redistricting, a paper presented to the Brookings Institution.
 
 
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