To: The California State House and The California State Senate
Prevent gerrymandering - Take away the politicization of electoral (re)districting
Instead of the existing districting process, let there be a computerized process that can guarantee fair and uniform application of rules on how districting should be done. Rules can specify, for example, that "districts will have roughly the same population, within 2% variance", "existing districts will not be modified unless district size changes by more than 10%", or ANY such rules agreed upon, provided their application is done fairly and uniformly.
Rules will not include specific district or place names - what is fair for democrats here, is fair for republicans there.
Let there be an end to Gerrymandering!
Rules will not include specific district or place names - what is fair for democrats here, is fair for republicans there.
Let there be an end to Gerrymandering!
Why is this important?
As long as politicians control the districting process, either directly or through committees, it will not be fair and equal. The only way to ensure impartiality is have an automated process that will do the districting and guarantee that voter-determined criteria are uniformly applied.
Note that this is completely bipartisan - the same rules that can split up a Democratic district in the Sacramento area can merge two Republican districts in Los Angeles into one.
Note that this is completely bipartisan - the same rules that can split up a Democratic district in the Sacramento area can merge two Republican districts in Los Angeles into one.