[fwdude]

I’d prefer a mathematical algorithm requiring all districts to be as compact and contiguous as possible.

That would be nice, but there would still be wiggle room, and that would be the point of nuclear-grade contention, and more lawsuits.

[Politically Correct]

I’d prefer a mathematical algorithm requiring all districts to be as compact and contiguous as possible.

That would be nice, but there would still be wiggle room, and that would be the point of nuclear-grade contention, and more lawsuits.

Perhaps an algorithm that set an upper limit on how uncompact a district could be. That would leave the politicians room to mess around with it but not so much to give ridiculous results.