Reply #6: Personally, I'd tell states to use proportional representation. [View All]

[Selatius]

Personally, I wouldn't even attempt multi-seat districting. Just go for plain proportional representation.

The party in power would still be trying to gerrymander these districts to their advantage. The only difference is there would be fewer districts for them to fool with.

If a state has 25 seats in the House, for instance, then that state would award those seats based on however much each party won. This would mean the two-party system would rapidly come to an end as people would be freed to form parties that more closely match their views without fear of costing themselves power, something seen only with single-seat first-past-the-vote election systems. In such systems, only two parties become viable.

Also, institute public financing. If you can demonstrate viability (like X number of 5 dollar donations as a test amounting to 5 percent of your district), agree to abide by spending guidelines, and agree to forego all private contributions, then you should be given full public financing of your campaign and the right to advertise your campaign as a "clean campaign" or a "clean candidate." In addition, you should receive matching funds up to a certain level if you are outspent by your opponent.