Title

Gerrymandering: A Threat to Democracy? [poster 02, 2017]

Creator

Roy R. Behrens, University of Northern IowaFollow

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Identifier

135

Creation Date

2017

Sub-Collection

American Democracy Project

Series Title

American Democracy Project

Copyright

©2017 Roy R. Behrens

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Recommended Citation

Behrens, Roy R., "Gerrymandering: A Threat to Democracy? [poster 02, 2017]" (2017). Behrens Poster Archive. 135.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/behrens_posters/135

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Event

• Title: Gerrymandering: A Threat to Democracy?
• Date/Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2017; 7:00-8:30 p.m.
• Location: Lang Hall Auditorium, University of Northern Iowa

Program

The district boundaries in states are redrawn every 10 years to ensure that Congress and state legislatures are representative. But because elected officials sometimes manipulate district boundaries to favor a political party or candidate the result is often not fair nor representative. This practice is called gerrymandering, and considered a "threat to democracy" by its opponents. The panel will cover the history, update current issues, and describe Iowa's redistricting process which is considered a model for other states.

Sponsored by The American Democracy Project (ADP), Office of the Provost, UNI