Take Action: Ask your U.S Representative to support the Fair Representation Act!
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The Fair Representation Act has been re-introduced in Congress. This bold solution can stop gerrymandering and make Congress work for every American.

The Fair Representation Act can solve partisan gerrymandering, make every congressional district competitive, and encourage politicians to represent all of us instead of just their base. It does this by combining three reforms:

  • Multi-member districts. In three- or five-member districts, nearly every voter will elect a candidate they support. Voters like Massachusetts Republicans and Oklahoma Democrats will be represented in Congress. Gerrymandering will become nearly impossible.

  • Ranked choice voting for all U.S. House and Senate elections. RCV frees voters to support their favorite candidates, and encourages candidates to reach out to more voters for second-choice support. When RCV is used in multi-member districts, it is a form of proportional representation.

  • Uniform rules for congressional redistricting

The Fair Representation Act can be passed without a constitutional amendment. It truly has the potential to transform our political system and create a more inclusive and deliberative government which respects and empowers all voices.

  • carbonari_sandwich@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I love it. I’m a big fan of combining ranked choice with multi-member districts. Our current voting system is the absolute worst option for consensus.

    This opens the field to candidates outside of the two parties and allows the existing parties to field multiple candidates. With multiple candidates from a party, you improve the quality of candidates. Compromise in governance becomes attractive again and not a death sentence.

    Right now, the best strategy for a Republican is to be the absolute farthest right that the moderates would still vote for in order to keep a Democrat from winning.

  • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Sounds good, but how is this constitutional? The state has complete control over how elections are executed.

    • venusaur@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      The Times, Places and Manner of holdingElections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or altersuch Regulations, except as to the places of chusing Senators.

      This clause authorizes Congress to pass legislation regulating congressional elections.Congress and the states possess a shared power to regulate elections, but states may legislate only on issues where Congress has not spoken.

      https://fairvote.app.box.com/s/ljb4gk74nf19dcas59025mnbo4hd59br