Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-211 days 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-square228fedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down19
arrow-up1671arrow-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-211 days agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squarelayzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days 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-up1·12 days 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