<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="4">Nonstop minority rule gerrymanders in the U.S.A. since 4 July 1776.<BR>
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A plurality of the votes in a bare majority of the packed/cracked gerrymander districts = about 25 percent [or less] indirect minority rule.<BR>
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Much worse with primary math.<BR>
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Used to be much, much worse before the 1964 SCOTUS gerrymander cases.<BR>
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REAL Democracy begins at home.<BR>
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Major Democracy Reforms --<BR>
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1. Proportional Representation in all legislative body elections -- <BR>
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Total Votes / Total Seats = EQUAL votes needed for each Seat Winner -- see below.<BR>
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A-L-L voters get represented with both majority rule and minority representation = REAL DEMOCRACY. <BR>
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2. NONPARTISAN nominations and elections of all elected executive officers and all judges -- see below.<BR>
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NO caucuses, primaries and conventions.<BR>
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Basic Democracy Election Reforms 14 May 2010<BR>
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Sec. A. All candidates for the same office in the same area shall have the same nominating petition requirements to get on the [general] election ballots.<BR>
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Sec. B. (1) The Electors shall elect the members of each legislative body (odd number at least 5) in each year for 1 year terms.<BR>
(2) Each legislative body election area shall have between 2 and 5 times the total number of Electors at the last [general] election in all election areas divided by the total members in the body.<BR>
(3) As nearly as possible, each election area shall consist of 1 or more local governments or part of 1 local government and be contiguous and square.<BR>
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Sec. C. (1) Each legislative body candidate shall get a list of all candidates for the body in all election areas at least [7] weeks before the [general] election.<BR>
(2) Each candidate shall rank the other candidates in all election areas (using 1 (highest), 2, etc.) and file such list not later than [4] P.M. [6] weeks before the [general] election.<BR>
(3) The lists shall be made public immediately at such deadline.<BR>
(4) If a valid list is not filed, then the candidate’s name shall be removed from the ballots.<BR>
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[Equal Votes per winner P.R.]<BR>
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Sec. D. (1) Each Elector may vote for 1 candidate for each legislative body.<BR>
(2) The Average shall be the Total Votes for all candidates in all election areas divided by the Total Members to be elected in all election areas, dropping fractions. Ave = TV/TM.<BR>
(3) A candidate who gets the Average shall be elected.<BR>
(4) The most excess votes above the Average shall be repeatedly moved to 1 or more unelected candidates in all election areas, using the elected candidate’s rank order list.<BR>
(5) Only the votes needed to get the Average shall be moved to any 1 unelected candidate.<BR>
(6) If all members are not elected, then the candidate with the least votes in all election areas shall lose.<BR>
(7) The loser’s votes shall be moved to 1 or more unelected candidates in all election areas, using the original elected and/or loser candidate rank order list(s) and subject to (5).<BR>
(8) Steps (6) and (7) shall repeat until all members are elected.<BR>
(9) Example- 100 Votes / 5 Members = 20 Average<BR>
A 26 - 6 = 20 Elected<BR>
B 20 Elected<BR>
C 18 + 2 = 20 Elected<BR>
D 16 <BR>
E 9<BR>
F 7 + 4 = 11<BR>
G 4<BR>
Excess A votes moved.<BR>
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A 20 Elected<BR>
B 20 Elected<BR>
C 20 Elected<BR>
D 16<BR>
F 11 + 4 = 15<BR>
E 9<BR>
G 4 - 4 = 0 Loses<BR>
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A 20 Elected<BR>
B 20 Elected<BR>
C 20 Elected<BR>
D 16 + 4 = 20 Elected<BR>
F 15 + 5 = 20 Elected<BR>
E 9 - 9 = 0 Loses<BR>
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Sec. E. (1) A legislative body candidate or member may file a written rank order list of persons to fill his/her vacancy, if any.<BR>
(2) The qualified person who is highest on the list shall fill the vacancy.<BR>
(3) If the preceding does not happen, then the legislative body shall fill the vacancy with a person of the same party (if any) immediately at its next meeting. <BR>
[i.e. NO more vacancy special elections.]<BR>
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Sec. F. (1) All elected executive officers and all judges shall be nominated for and elected at nonpartisan [general] elections.<BR>
(2) Each Elector may vote for 1 or more candidates for each elected executive office or judge (including 1 write-in for each position).<BR>
(3) The candidate(s) getting the most votes shall be elected (for the longest terms respectively in the case of 2 or more positions with different terms). [esp. for judge terms and judge vacancies]<BR>
[This is the Approval Voting method.]<BR>
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More advanced head-to-head Number Voting systems will have to wait a bit -- due to the LOW-LOW-LOW math skills of the New Age population -- who have been dumbed down-down-down since the 1960s.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"></FONT></HTML>