Open AccessCommunity Members Draw the Line
Author(s) -
Gregory Freeland
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244014539518
Subject(s) - redistricting , representation (politics) , public relations , politics , task force , political science , equity (law) , public administration , task (project management) , community organization , state (computer science) , sociology , management , law , computer science , economics , algorithm
This study investigates whether a community-based task force’sredistricting plan in Ventura County, California, positively affected fairrepresentation, social equity issues, community interests, and the electoral process.Examination and evaluation of the organizational strategies and collaborations involvedin the task force’s redistricting process find that the Board of Supervisors districtsthat members of the community drew were successful in improving and maintaining fairrepresentation. This finding is based on comparing supervisorial votes and policies withcommunity members’ votes on state propositions and local measures, in addition toconducting interviews with task force members, politicians, and community activists.This study finds that citizen participation in governmental processes improves overallcommunity health and political participation
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