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inlawrev-3656	Chinn, A. Scott	The Role of Indiana's State and Federal Courts in Legislative Redistricting, 1962-2003	2004	18	.pdf	application/pdf	8831	466	57	This is the first time the Indiana Supreme Court has defined the role ofthejudiciary when it has the map- drawing function in redistricting cases, and it stated clearly that Indiana courts must be and appear to be politically neutral and must be governed solely by the legal requirements for redistricting. The case presented several issues common to local government redistricting cases: competing plans with differential population deviations; challenges to compactness and contiguity, such as observance of precinct boundaries; and, of course, the pressure to maintain racial composition in districts against assertions of retrogression.^^ In the end, the court chose the proposed plan with the lowest population deviation which was at 3A%.^* Judge Hamilton retained jurisdiction to assist candidates and local election officials in dealing with filing deadlines, which is a critical practicality in redistricting cases decided shortly before elections.^^ III.	cache/inlawrev-3656.pdf	txt/inlawrev-3656.txt