A GUIDE FOR PROTECTING VOTING RIGHTS DURING REDISTRICTING DRAWING THE LINE
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
Drawing the Line
Southern Poverty Law Center 400 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 www.splcenter.org Special thanks to voting rights attorney Chris Correa, formerly with the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and to the staff of the Southern Regional Council for their editorial review and assistance. Contents
Introduction 7
SECTION I: THE CURRENT STATUS OF REDISTRICTING
One | Redistricting — Generally 9
Two | Vote Injury — Denial and Dilution 13