«This is a shift of 2,000
votes in a single district.
Not exact matches
In contrast,
single member
districts systemically underrepresent diffuse, politically extreme ideological factions which are minorities almost everywhere which tends to moderate the political system as a whole (something that instant runoff
voting also does).
The main changes that I've read about were that it would introduce instant - runoff style ranked choice
voting and that it would put districting
in the hands of an independent commission that would create much larger
districts with multiple representatives versus
single representative
districts that currently exist.
For example, suppose that voters are evenly split between two political parties, but the nine equal population
single member
districts are drawn so that the favored party wins by just 5 percentage points
in eight
districts, while the disfavored party wins by 40 percentage points
in another
district, you've converted a 50 - 50 division of the population
vote into 8 seats for the favored party (which gets a 0.45 seat rounding error
in its favor
in the eight
districts it wins and a 0.1 seat rounding error against it
in the one
district it loses), and 1 seat for the disfavored party (which gets a 0.45 seat rounding error against it
in the eight
district it loses but only a 0.1 seat rounding error
in its favor
in the one
district it wins).
In a multiple representation
district, the
voting method is called
Single Transferable
Vote (STV) rather than Instant - Runoff
Voting (IRV).
The new system is less proportional than the old system (which allocated half the seats through party lists and had smaller
single member
districts); thus Orban was able to retain his two - thirds majority despite winning 800,000 fewer
votes than
in 2010.
The system with 225 local
single - member
districts elected by a first - past - the - post electoral system (highest
vote wins) offers much room for manipulation, use of administrative resources and pressure, extortion,
vote buying and putting only one candidate on the ballot
in some
districts.
In this system, voters have a single vote, which they can cast for a single candidate in their district, in which only one legislative seat is availabl
In this system, voters have a
single vote, which they can cast for a
single candidate
in their district, in which only one legislative seat is availabl
in their
district,
in which only one legislative seat is availabl
in which only one legislative seat is available.
We all know the rabid partisan games
in this silly season, but there is one
single principle you should follow and it's dirt simple: Insist that the candidate and / or incumbent does not take money from outsiders, or from those who can not
vote for them, and certainly from any not even
in the
district or NYS.
Since there are approximately 146,311,000 registered voters
in the U.S., winning this
district with the
single vote cast would give a popular
vote percentage of 1 / (146,311,000 - 403,802) = 0.000000685367 %
When no candidate candidate achieves the 270 threshold, the 50 state delegations
in the House are to choose between the top three electoral
vote winners which would include the winner of the
single district.
Therefore, a candidate could win a
single electoral college
vote by winning one
district in either state.
It marked the first time since
single - day
voting began on the Island
in 1996 that every
district's spending plan
in Nassau and Suffolk counties won enough
votes for adoption.
Proponents of other
voting methods
in single - member
districts argue that these would reduce the need for tactical
voting and reduce the spoiler effect.
In particular, the use of multi-member
districts alongside
voting systems establishing proportional representation such as
single transferable
voting can reduce wasted
votes and gerrymandering.
Critics, meanwhile, contend that the establishment of majority - minority
districts can result
in packing, which occurs when a constituency or
voting group is placed within a
single district, thereby minimizing its influence
in other
districts.
A successful manipulation of a national election
in the United States is much, much more likely to occur via one or more very small, but selectively specific segments of the overall
vote (i.e.
single district locations possibly involving
single or small groups of persons) which, due to the specific circumstances of the election, provide a window of opportunity due to the relative importance of the specific
district vote totals; a situation not common to all elections
in any case.
In 2008, Barack Obama won a single electoral vote in the state's Second District against Senator John McCain, though he lost it in 2012 in his more closely fought re-election race against Mitt Romne
In 2008, Barack Obama won a
single electoral
vote in the state's Second District against Senator John McCain, though he lost it in 2012 in his more closely fought re-election race against Mitt Romne
in the state's Second
District against Senator John McCain, though he lost it
in 2012 in his more closely fought re-election race against Mitt Romne
in 2012
in his more closely fought re-election race against Mitt Romne
in his more closely fought re-election race against Mitt Romney.
Gillibrand was a hardworking lawyer (partner
in David Boies» law firm); elected TWICE
in a heavily Republican
district; serves on the Armed Services Committee; ranks among the top ten fundraisers
in the House; was hired by President Clinton to work at HUD; fought for the rights of abused women; is a genuine working Mom who gave birth to her second child just last March, making her only the sixth woman
in the House to do so while serving
in office; she has
voted in every
single election (unlike Kennedy who has missed even GENERAL elections); magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth... Need I say more?
The
single transferable
vote uses small multiple - member
districts, with voters ranking individual candidates
in order of preference.
In Scotland, Wales, and the London Assembly, the fixed numbers of additional members, elected in relatively small regions, are not always sufficient to fully compensate for the disproportionality caused by the single - member district (first - past - the - post voting) tie
In Scotland, Wales, and the London Assembly, the fixed numbers of additional members, elected
in relatively small regions, are not always sufficient to fully compensate for the disproportionality caused by the single - member district (first - past - the - post voting) tie
in relatively small regions, are not always sufficient to fully compensate for the disproportionality caused by the
single - member
district (first - past - the - post
voting) tier.
«Where my baby was born, she was born
in Washington and that allowed me to make every
single vote for this congressional
district while I was also being a good father and now she's here, of course,» Maffei said.
In response to these concerns, David Harris responded that, while he is open to different ideas about governance, that evidence suggests that
districts under mayoral control perform better and are more accountable to voters by giving them a
single line at the
voting booth by which to express displeasure over educational issues.
Even when 52 percent of voters want a Democratic House, antiquated winner - take - all
voting in single - winner
districts leads to Republicans holding 57 percent of seats.