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The Systems And Their Consequences
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Electoral Systems And Their Consequences around the world.
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Boundary Delimitation Guiding Principles
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Because delimitation, or redistricting, practices vary greatly around the world, there are few universal principles to guide the delimitation process. Countries disagree on fundamental issues, such...
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Boundary Delimitation Triggers
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Statistical or other reasons trigger the redrawing of electoral district boundaries
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Timing Of The Boundary Delimitation Process
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Each democracy chooses a timeframe for the boundary delimitation process that it deems appropriate. Below are just some examples of the different timeframes used by different countries
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Composition Of The Boundary Authority – ACE
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A substantial majority of the countries that delimit electoral districts employ a specially designated boundary commission or an election management body to draw these boundaries. The legislature s...
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Designation Of A Boundary Authority – ACE
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Countries that delimit electoral districts must designate a boundary authority and establish some machinery for carrying out the task of redistricting. The task assigned to the boundary authority i...
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Partisan Considerations In Choosing A Boundary Authority – ACE
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Since different electoral district configurations produce different election outcomes, even if voting patterns remain constant, the designation of a boundary authority and the powers granted to tha...
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Legal Framework Of Boundary Delimitation – IDEA
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The legal framework for elections should seek to ensure that the boundaries of electoral units are drawn in such a way as to achieve the objective of according equal weight to each vote to the grea...
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Alignment Of Districts With Administrative Boundaries
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In many countries, especially those that employ multimember districts, the boundaries of electoral districts follow the boundaries of existing administrative divisions--usually states or provinces....
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Boundary Delimitation Criteria – Definitions
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The notion that the criteria used in the Boundary Delimitation process should be easily understood by stakeholders.
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