Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-223 天前YSK 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-square338fedilinkarrow-up11.96Karrow-down118cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.94Karrow-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-223 天前message-square338fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squarelayzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 天前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.
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 天前To make aure I understand, you mean that if you reverse the vote of every district the state should see the opposite party winning?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 天前That 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-up1·22 天前but 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.”
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.
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
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