[EM] Even simplier anti-gerrymandering rule

[raphfrk at netscape.net]

  > At 7:02 AM -0800 11/6/06, <mrouse1 at mrouse.com> wrote:

> That method would work, but I think you are underestimating the impact of

> centrist/undecided/nonpartisan voters. Some people vote straight

> Republican or Democrat tickets, but when you have everyone in the whole

> ungerrymandered state deciding on which districting map to use, the result

> is likely to be less partisan than the current method.



I think this would go the same way as the electoral college did.



You have 2 maps and 10 districts:



Map 1:  10 Democrats

Map 2:  10 Republicans



It is in the interests of the State to give all its votes to the winner of 

the election.



This is balanced against having better Representatives though.  I am not 

sure where to draw the line.



A State which is 50/50 Republican/Democrat could get alot of influence

if it had that rule.  OTOH, if it was a safe State, then it could 

lose influence compared to having a proportional map.  Also, the 

"election" in theory would only happen once every 10 years ... 

however, that is not strictly required. 



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  Raphfrk
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