Re: More on Gerrymander prevention

2002-03-24 Thread Michael Rouse
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 6:57 PM Subject: Re: More on Gerrymander prevention > D- Proxy P.R.-- 2 or members per district. > > Each winner has a voting power in the legislative body equal t

RE: More on Gerrymander prevention

2002-03-23 Thread DEMOREP1
Jurij wrote - Most of the countries draw districts according to the total "population". Some draw them according to the "total number of voters" (for example England) but none does it according to the "votes cast". The reason is called "equal voting right principle". If the districts would be

RE: More on Gerrymander prevention

2002-03-21 Thread DEMOREP1
Mr. Weinstein wrote in part- For this reason of relative ease of communication, at least near long high mountain ranges like the Andes or the Sierra Nevada, a long skinny (and maybe a bit twisted) Chile-like or Owens-Valley-like district may be precisely what one needs. --- D- Each distric