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Former FairVote Chair Krist Novoselic Recommends a Proportional Representation Solution to Redistricting Controversies in the State of Washington
Krist Novoselic’s op-ed in today’s Yakima Herald-Republic is here.
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Former FairVote Chair Krist Novoselic Recommends a Proportional Representation Solution to Redistricting Controversies in the State of Washington — 18 Comments
That link is to an article from The Atlantic about RFK & No Labels.
ALL VOTES COUNT VIA PRE-ELECTION CANDIDATE RANK ORDER LISTS
BIT MORE RE 14-3
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5. 1862 Secs 2 and 3 >>> 1878 RS 5334 >>> 18 USC 2383
2383. Rebellion or insurrection.
Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
CAN N-O-T DISQUALIFY BY A MERE LAW FOR OFFICES WHERE OFFICE QUALIFICATIONS ARE IN CONST – USA REP 1-2-2 / SEN 1-3-3 / PREZ 2-1-5 / VP 12 AMDT LAST SEN. ???
MOST EXPENSIVE USA REP SPECIAL PRIMARY AND GENL ELECTIONS EVER ???
NY LOCAL TV STATIONS TO MAKE ZILLIONS FROM ATACK ADS ???
Cure worse than disease.
I assume everyone knows him best from Nirvana.
A better solution would be minimum district size. This would create multi-member districts, which means:
1. there would be fewer districts overall, and generally larger,
2. metro regions would tend to be multi-member, and
3. rural districts would tend to be single-member districts.
These factors would have the effect of limiting gerrymandering because the redistricting authority, whether the legislature, or some imagined “independent” commission would have less lee-way for creative districting.
@Walter: Washington uses multi-member districts (each Senate district has 2 state reps elected as Seat 1 & Seat 2) and uses a redistricting commission of 4 members appointed by the “legislative leader of the two largest political parties in each house of the legislature.”
The proposal in this article isn’t to create even fewer districts, or to even change how the districts are drawn. Rather the proposal is to eliminate the Top 2 Primary and only hold a general election in which voters cast a ballot for 1 candidate, and the 2 candidates with the most votes get elected.
Go away commie Darryl.
@ DP:
2 Reps per Senate district is a bit less ambitious than my proposal.
Altho, I have proposed that California reform its under-representative legislature (there are actually fewer state senators in California than Representatives that California has in Congress), by electing 1 state senator and 5 state reps per Congressional district.
Max plan is a better solution.
@Tom: I’ll go away if you give me a lump-sum of at least 9-figures; otherwise: NO!
I’ll give you a lump sum of at least two fingers.
Still pushing poison shots Darryl?
So sad to see people move to New Hampshire supposedly on behalf of the freedom movement and then become (or come out as) communists.
That link is to an article from The Atlantic about RFK & No Labels.
The Yakima article is here: https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/guest-commentary-proportional-representation-is-a-simple-fair-hedge-against-partisanship/article_91b5959c-889f-11ee-8f42-0fb01a72cfa9.html
Thank you, Darryl.
SIMPLE PR –
TOTAL VOTES /TOTAL MEMBERS = EQUAL VOTES TO ELECT
SURPLUS VOTES DOWN
LOSER VOTES UP
ALL VOTES COUNT VIA PRE-ELECTION CANDIDATE RANK ORDER LISTS
BIT MORE RE 14-3
—
5. 1862 Secs 2 and 3 >>> 1878 RS 5334 >>> 18 USC 2383
2383. Rebellion or insurrection.
Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
CAN N-O-T DISQUALIFY BY A MERE LAW FOR OFFICES WHERE OFFICE QUALIFICATIONS ARE IN CONST – USA REP 1-2-2 / SEN 1-3-3 / PREZ 2-1-5 / VP 12 AMDT LAST SEN. ???
THUS 14-3 AMDT ???
https://www.yahoo.com/news/long-shot-candidates-blast-florida-003134521.html
FL donkeys machinations – noooo Biden opposition allowed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/george-santos-gone-two-dozen-194500563.html
MOST EXPENSIVE USA REP SPECIAL PRIMARY AND GENL ELECTIONS EVER ???
NY LOCAL TV STATIONS TO MAKE ZILLIONS FROM ATACK ADS ???
Cure worse than disease.
I assume everyone knows him best from Nirvana.
A better solution would be minimum district size. This would create multi-member districts, which means:
1. there would be fewer districts overall, and generally larger,
2. metro regions would tend to be multi-member, and
3. rural districts would tend to be single-member districts.
These factors would have the effect of limiting gerrymandering because the redistricting authority, whether the legislature, or some imagined “independent” commission would have less lee-way for creative districting.
@Walter: Washington uses multi-member districts (each Senate district has 2 state reps elected as Seat 1 & Seat 2) and uses a redistricting commission of 4 members appointed by the “legislative leader of the two largest political parties in each house of the legislature.”
The proposal in this article isn’t to create even fewer districts, or to even change how the districts are drawn. Rather the proposal is to eliminate the Top 2 Primary and only hold a general election in which voters cast a ballot for 1 candidate, and the 2 candidates with the most votes get elected.
Go away commie Darryl.
@ DP:
2 Reps per Senate district is a bit less ambitious than my proposal.
Altho, I have proposed that California reform its under-representative legislature (there are actually fewer state senators in California than Representatives that California has in Congress), by electing 1 state senator and 5 state reps per Congressional district.
Max plan is a better solution.
@Tom: I’ll go away if you give me a lump-sum of at least 9-figures; otherwise: NO!
I’ll give you a lump sum of at least two fingers.
Still pushing poison shots Darryl?
So sad to see people move to New Hampshire supposedly on behalf of the freedom movement and then become (or come out as) communists.