To determine if the amendment actually works, experts should look at election data rather than just legal text. One primary metric is the 'Efficiency Gap.' This calculation measures wasted votes—those cast for a losing candidate or votes cast for a winner beyond what they needed to win. If one party consistently shows significantly higher wasted votes than the other, gerrymandering remains a problem. High levels of waste suggest that mapmakers are still packing or cracking voters to favor a specific side.
Statistical outliers offer another clue. Analysts can use computer simulations to create thousands of
