Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-21 month 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-square226fedilinkarrow-up1690arrow-down110
arrow-up1680arrow-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-21 month agomessage-square226fedilink
minus-squarelayzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoTo make aure I understand, you mean that if you reverse the vote of every district the state should see the opposite party winning?
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