2012/6/7 Michael Ossipoff <[email protected]> > Juho & Jameson: > > Jameson: > > You describe a complicated new PR system. But why, when there are already > good PR systems? > > All PR systems have complicated rules. But PAL > representation<http://wiki.electorama.com/wiki/PAL_representation>is actually > very simple for the voter; they need only cast a single vote, on a ballot which explicitly lists only a manageable dozen or so candidates (though it allows write-ins for a broader number). And, as it's name implies, PAL uses that single vote to achieve a result that's:
- Proportional: Fully proportional by party; even the inevitable rounding paradoxes are dealt with in a way that maximizes both representation and legitimacy. - Accountable: Voter-centric "open list", with no "safe seats". - Local: uses a single-member district map, so, though as PR it makes gerrymandering irrelevant, it doesn't require any redistricting. In fact, it is the least disruptive possible PR reform; incumbents can be assured that, if single-member districts are not unfairly gerrymandered and if voters actually vote for only two parties, the results will be exactly the same as single-member FPTP. Moreover, unlike single-member districts, each district is assigned one representative per winning party (and each representative has multiple districts), so that a strong supermajority of voters have a representative whom they supported, who's accountable to them. Jameson
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