Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 months 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-square338linkfedilinkarrow-up11.99Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.97Karrow-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 months agomessage-square338linkfedilink
minus-squarelayzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoTo 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-up1·2 months 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-up1·2 months 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.”
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