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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 1 (1993) -- Symposium Issue
THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT AND THE POLITICS OF REDISTRICTING: CHANGING BOUNDARIES, CHANGING VOICES, AMERICA’S POLITICAL FUTURE

Articles

A General Theory of Vote Dilution
by Allan Lichtman, J. Gerald Hebert

Voting Rights Reforms of North and South: Life Becomes Tougher for Incumbents,
by M. David Gelfand

Panel 1: A National Survey of Regional Redistricting Approaches: Experiences in Texas, New York, the South and Colorado

Speeches

Comments
by Katharine I. Butler

Comments
by Andy Hernández

Comments
by Peggy E. Montaño

Panel 2: The Future of Voting Rights Litigation: Elections at the Legislative Level

Speeches

Comments
by Richard P. Fajardo

Comments
by Abigail M. Thernstrom

Comments
by J. Gerald Hebert

Panel 3: Coalition Building: A Question of Common Problems, Goals & Agenda

Speeches

Comments
by Mike Hernández

Comments
by Barbara Y. Phillips

Comments
by Rubén Franco

Panel 4: The Future of the Voting Rights Litigation: Judicial and Community College Board Elections

Speeches

Comments
by Joaquin G. Avila

Comments
by Evan A. Davis

Report

Report of the New York Task Force on Judicial Diversity to Governor Mario Cuomo

Speeches

Closing Remarks
by Arturo Vargas

Requirements of the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992
by Poli A. Marmolejos