On November 8, 2022, one independent was elected to the Massachusetts House; one was elected to the Rhode Island House; two independents were elected to the Maine House; and three independents were elected to the Vermont Hoouse.
Massachusetts: Susannah Whipps.
Maine: William D. Pluecker and Walter D. Riseman.
Rhode Island: Jon D. Brien.
Vermont: Jed Lipsky, Laura Sibilia, and Kelly Maclaury Pajala.
Perhaps their very active sounding names helped them.
PR IN ALL REGIMES NOW.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/ncsl-state-elections-2022.aspx
GERRYMANDERS AT WORK IN ALL 50 STATE REGIMES
I like election by district. Each voter should have a representative accountable to them individually. The districts should be small enough for each representative to realistically have time to talk to all constituents who wish to talk to them, without paid staff. There is no need to physically gather all representatives in one location anymore, they can gather in their state capitols, or for the largest states maybe in several places. The pay should be low enough to not make it an office anyone seeks for the pay, and the smaller districts would reduce any gerrymandering related issues as well as make individual seats more financially competitive for those who are not wealthy or well connected.
Rhode Island seems likely to elect one as well, in RI HD 49. NYT shows the independent candidate winning 51-49 with 100% of the votes tallied.
Thank you, Charles.
1/2 OR LESS VOTES X 1/2 GERRYMANDER SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS
= 1/4 OR LESS CONTROL = OLIGARCHY
— ALWAYS WITH MONARCH BOSSES.
IT ALWAYS SHOWS — NOW TOTAL SPECIAL INTEREST LOOTING OF GOVTS AND INSANE GOVT ANNUAL DEFICITS AND TOTAL DEBTS.
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PR IN ALL REGIMES.
The only PR that I support is Putin’s Russia!