Replication Data for: No Accountability without Transparency and Consistency: Evaluating Mexico’s Redistricting-by-Formula

Since 1996, an independent bureaucracy in Mexico has carried out a redistricting process purportedly founded in machine optimization of plans based on open and objective criteria. However, the process of ‘‘fine-tuning’’ the plans that are initially produced by formula is conducted behind closed doors where parties and experts are allowed to offer counter-proposals. This raises questions about the necessary conditions required for a bureaucracy to operate in a transparent, consistent, and accountable manner. Our research examines this question through the analysis of private records that trace the bargaining process that takes place between parties and bureaucrats. Analysis uncovers substantial gaps in transparency and consistency. Accountability in the Mexican redistricting process remains wanting without these自1996年起，墨西哥某独立行政官僚机构便启动了选区重划工作。该流程据称以公开客观的标准为依托，通过算法优化（machine optimization）生成初始区划方案。然而，针对由公式法初始生成的区划方案进行"微调"的环节却闭门开展，仅允许政党与专家提交反对方提案。这一现状引发了关于官僚机构若要以透明、一致且负责任的方式运作，所需满足的必要条件的诸多疑问。本研究通过剖析可追踪政党与官僚间议价流程的非公开档案，对该问题展开考察。分析结果显示，该流程在透明度与一致性层面存在显著缺陷。若缺乏这些要素，墨西哥选区重划流程的问责机制仍有待完善。