Geography and the decennial task of redistricting

Journal of Geography

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-68

  Webster, Gerald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative voting; Limited voting; Minority representation; Redistricting

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL DIVISION; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; REDISTRICTING PROCESS;

USA;

EID: 0031393034     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349708978762     Document Type: Article

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