This map is an example of how full representation voting systems -- such as
choice voting, one-vote voting and cumulative voting � can be vehicles
for providing fair representation for black and Latino voters.
Existing U.S. House districts, numbered 1 through 20, have been combined into
four larger
"super districts", A, B, C, and D. The voting-age-populations (VAP) and
black share of these populations are shown below.
The percentage of votes necessary to win is based on use of a full
representation voting system.
In 1967,Congress passed a law requiring states to use one-seat U.S. House
districts. This year, Congressman Mel Watt has introduced a bill called
the States' Choice of Voting Systems Act (HR 1173) which would lift this
requirement. Similar
super-district plans could be used for local and state redistricting plans
in 2001-2.
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