GERRYMANDERING: THE ESSENCE OF MANIPULATIVE «ELECTORAL GEOMETRY» AND WAYS OF ITS OVERCOMING
Journal Title: Юридичний науковий електронний журнал - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
The article analyzes jerrimending as a method of demarcation of electoral districts with the purpose of artificially changing the balance of political forces in them and, as a result, on the whole in the territory of elections, which violates the equality of electoral rights of citizens (the principle of equal representation: an equal number of deputies from an equal number of voters). Technology gerrymandering leads to the violation of the rules of fair slicing of the districts, including principles of compactness, equality of the number of electoral districts to maximize compliance with the boundaries of districts the boundaries of administrative-territorial and/or public entities, the optimal continuity of the boundaries of the districts in their review as a result of changes in population and others. Legal fight against technology gerrymandering in the United States and European countries have intensified in the 60-70-ies of the XX century and was connected with the previous mass migration of rural population to the cities, which significantly affected the fair slicing of the districts. Currently, the legislation of most truly democratic States necessarily involves rules that significantly restrict the application possibilities of gerrymandering. The author reveals the meaning of the term «gerrymandering» and gives an example of its application in the US. Also listed is a list of effective ways to combat this phenomenon throughout the world.
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А. М. Дронгаль
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