Race and partisanship in California redistricting : from the 1965 Voting Rights Act to present

Author/Creator:

Richomme, Olivier, author

Publication/Creation:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Resource Type:

Book

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Race and partisanship in California redistricting : from the 1965 Voting Rights Act to present / Olivier Richomme

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

California.Legislature--Election districts
Election districts--California--History
Apportionment (Election law)--California
Minorities--California--Politics and government
Political participation--California

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction -- 'One person, one vote' : how minorities benefitted from the end of malapportionment -- Gridlock over one (Latino) seat in 1971 -- The battle for the Latino vote and the Burton plan of 1981 -- Race and redistricting in LA County -- Garza v. County of Los Angeles -- Strategic gridlock of 1991 -- Republicans bet on the judiciary -- The status quo gerrymander of 2001 -- MALDEF sues the Democrats -- The California Civil Rights Act of 2001 -- Latinos end at-large districts -- Tenth time is a charm -- The California Redistricting Commission (CRC) -- Conjoined polarization in California -- How the correlation between race and partisanship changed redistricting -- Conclusion -- Case list.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

x, 421 pages ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936904052702486

ISBN:

9781498585927
1498585922

OCLC Number:

1084696089

Barcode:

010003103958