Ann Diamond, one of the nineteen independent candidates endorsed by Unite America (formerly the Centrist Project), has qualified for the November ballot in Washington state. In order to do that, she had to place first or second in the Washington primary held August 7. She received 29% in the State Representative race, 12th district, in central Washington. There is no incumbent. A Republican placed first with 45% of the vote. See this story.
The United Coalition USA has the ability to not simply proclaim unity, but to think and act as a team under parliamentary procedures under pure proportional representation (PPR).
The United Coalition USA has been able to identify and attract team players, to elect decision-items, executives and platform items for more than twenty-three consecutive years and PPR works fine.
We do not pick one name per district but rather we elect an at-large team, and we build trust among team players by their actions.
We welcome multplie names, randomness and chaos which is impossible under single-winner districts and the SF one-party system.
http://www.international-parliament.org/ucc-p7-usa.html
When candidates appear to stand in single-winner districts and proclaim that they alone are better than everyone, that is not the humble message of putting the team (the American voters) ahead of yourself.
The NONVOTES percent in top 2 primary regimes is a bit higher —
many voters will NOT vote if there is NOT a D and a R in a gerrymander district.
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ALL GERRYMANDERS — ALL THE TIME — Federal, State and Local —
1/2 OR LESS VOTES X 1/2 GERRYMANDER AREAS = 1/4 OR LESS CONTROL = ANTI-DEMOCRACY OLIGARCHY.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
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Proportional Representation for ALL legislative body elections
– both majority rule (Democracy) and minority representation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation
Basic P.R. —
Party Members = Party Votes x Total Members / Total Votes
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NO primaries needed.
Ballot access via equal nominating petitions or filing fees.
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PR and AppV
Washington permits candidates to state that they have do party preference OR to say the prefer the Independent Party.
Diamond stated that she had no part preference.
@DR,
Party Votes x Total Members / Total Votes is not an integer. How do you handle a result of 3.80? Behead one of the candidates?
JR
Add the 0.20 head(s) / vote(s) of another/other candidates.
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Example 100 Votes, Elect 5
Ratio = 100/5 = 20
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Surplus Moved
C1 25-20=5 Surplus
C2 19+1=20
C3 14+4=18
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Final
C1 20=20 Elected
C2 20=20 Elected
C3 18+2=20 Elected
C4 17+3=20 Elected
C5 15+5=20 Elected
Sum 90+10=100
Losers 10 are moved to elected persons — multiple body parts/votes from losers.
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or Exact Voting Powers.
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PR and AppV
Drop fraction in Total Votes / Total Members [ODD number, 3 or more].
@DR,
How did you decide to move the surplus votes?
IF a legislator has ONE vote in the body, THEN EQUAL votes to elect
— via public pre-election CANDIDATE rank order lists of other candidates —
will matter for any marginal coalition members – esp in larger bodies.
Also – have to get past the 9 SCOTUS math MORONS — who may barely detect 5 is more than 4.