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bvar22

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3. I believe that California has instituted a program....

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 04:36 PM

Mar 2015

...that evenly divides the districts, and keeps them as close to a simple geometrical shape as possible.
As long as the software and hardware is Publicly Owned and certified by two independent agencies every two years, this could be a solution.

I don't live in California, so if I'm mistaken, please correct this.

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Duke Mathematicians Investigate 2012 Election Results In North Carolina [View all] octoberlib Mar 2015 OP

Gerrymandering is a HUGE issue. drm604 Mar 2015 #1

I have a solution. rickford66 Mar 2015 #2

I believe that California has instituted a program.... bvar22 Mar 2015 #3

This sounds like a good solution but we'd have to take back the General Assembly octoberlib Mar 2015 #7

The California solution is an independent commission, not software/hardware Jim Lane Mar 2015 #8

In Ohio we have more Ds then Rs but the Republicans run this state and in 2012 both Botany Mar 2015 #4

It's not representative state government, that's for sure. octoberlib Mar 2015 #6

If a vote can be stolen through gerrymandering, it will be stolen. nt valerief Mar 2015 #5

So Duke is not a complete waste of oxygen after all? KamaAina Mar 2015 #9