No more gerrymandering!
We need to change the way that congressional districts are drawn so that they operate in an INDEPENDENT and POLITICALLY NEUTRAL manner, and can serve the American people, not the political parties who want to strengthen their power. I propose the method used in Australia, in which districts are redrawn after the census by not one, but two separate committees. The proposed redistribution in a state is made by a Redistribution ...more »
We need to change the way that congressional districts are drawn so that they operate in an INDEPENDENT and POLITICALLY NEUTRAL manner, and can serve the American people, not the political parties who want to strengthen their power.
I propose the method used in Australia, in which districts are redrawn after the census by not one, but two separate committees. The proposed redistribution in a state is made by a Redistribution Committee, composed of: the Electoral Commissioner, the Australian Electoral Officer for the State concerned, the State Surveyor-General and the State Auditor-General... PUBLIC objections to the proposed redistribution are considered and a final determination is made by an augmented Electoral Commission, consisting of the state's redistribution committee, plus the two other members of the Australian Electoral Commission. The Australian Parliament CANNOT REJECT OR AMEND THIS DECISION.
There is a consensus among Australia's main political parties that the membership of the redistribution committees and augmented electoral commissions is appropriate and enables them to operate in an independent and politically neutral way.
Information on Australian Electoral Redistributions can be found here: http://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/Overview.htm
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