On March 6, the Virginia legislature passed SB 203, which sets up a non-partisan redistricting commission. It is a proposed constitutional amendment, so voters will vote on the idea in November 2020.
On March 6, the Virginia legislature passed SB 203, which sets up a non-partisan redistricting commission. It is a proposed constitutional amendment, so voters will vote on the idea in November 2020.
Unfortunately for third parties and independents, the only way to bring pure proportional representation (PPR), is though ranked choice voting in multiple-winner election districts.
No other way but limited voting.
The US Constitution uses approval voting, since Electors get two votes for the two-winner election district.
Fortunately the United Coalition USA has been bringing the correct math since 1992 when Honorable Lani Guinier first brought the idea to America’s attention but she was slandered as “Quota Queen”.
When Sergey Brin copied our program he didn’t understand the math so though he launched off our campaign he did it wrong and used “click the go” and the correct math is to only use consecutively ranked numerals beginning with the numeral one (1).
The Libertarian One 2020
http://www.1ogle.com
“The best is yet to come.”
US Constitution = two-party system
Only when Electors use one vote in the two-winner election district Prez and VP will the Electoral College bring the three-party system.
One more gerrymander comm scheme.
AUTOMATIC ANTI-Democracy math with SMD —
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 districts
= 1/4 or less CONTROL = OLIGARCHS making most laws – of, by and for the oligarch gangs.
since 1964 SCOTUS gerrymander cases-
much worse before 1964 — ie ALL laws 1776-1964.
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PR
Appv
TOTSOP
https://www.yahoo.com/news/virginia-lawmakers-approve-redistricting-measure-230920102.html
AP story
These attempts to get partisanship out of redistricting seem ridiculous to me. They often just add obfuscation to the process.
In this case, the chief justice of the VA supreme court would basically have the power to determine the partisan leanings of the commission.
This is not non-partisan in the least. The commission will consist of 8 legislative members and 8 citizen members. The 8 legislative members will be chosen by the party leaders in the legislature (the House Speaker, Senator pro tempore, and the leaders of the opposing factions in each chamber.
These same legislative members will nominate 16 citizens each, from which a committee of retired judges will select two each.
Any plans would also need approval by the legislature.
It is not clear that SB 203 has passed both chambers in identical form. There is a conference committee being appointed.
Large, multi-member districts with ranked choice voting minimize gerrymandering and allow voters to form their own “districts” with their votes. The “districts” could be geographical, philosophical, ideological, ethnic, or class-based.