Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square333fedilinkarrow-up11.95Karrow-down115
arrow-up11.93Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square333fedilink
minus-squarelayzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI heard of a test that makes sense, minimally. If you reverse the vote of every single person, the opposite party should win. Apparently there are ways of organizing it where that isn’t the case.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThat only works if there are only two parties. I’d prefer a solution that works with electoral reform, not against it.
minus-squarelayzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agobut since there are 2 parties it complies with your request of a rigorous definition of gerrymandering that isn’t just “I know it when I see it.”
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoTo make aure I understand, you mean that if you reverse the vote of every district the state should see the opposite party winning?
I heard of a test that makes sense, minimally. If you reverse the vote of every single person, the opposite party should win. Apparently there are ways of organizing it where that isn’t the case.
That only works if there are only two parties. I’d prefer a solution that works with electoral reform, not against it.
but since there are 2 parties it complies with your request of
To make aure I understand, you mean that if you reverse the vote of every district the state should see the opposite party winning?
Yes