论文信息 - An Impossibility Theorem for Gerrymandering

An Impossibility Theorem for Gerrymandering

Abstract In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court considered a proposed mathematical formula to help detect unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. We show that in some cases, this formula only flags bizarrely-shaped districts as potentially constitutional.

Dustin G. Mixon | Boris Alexeev | B. Alexeev | D. Mixon

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