Senatorial Candidates

[dunn]

I though we weren't using the map in the Constitution, but rather the map we voted for in the Amendments thread.  Under this map, NJ and VA are in the same District.

Also, the populations of the maps have not been evened out according to the latest census.

There are about 10 different maps in that thread, I have no clue which is the actual right one lol.

Look at the FINAL DISTRICTS AND REGIONS thread.  I think it only has one maps for the regions, and one for the districts.

I did look at it, there are tons of them there.

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there was some color problem/ It's two maps,  districts and  regions

[dunn]

The maps were voted on when the membership situation was very different...

We are meant to have 1--state regions and equakl-member districts, whatever the maps.

I think we need to get this resolved-now.

the maps were voted on few days ago with ONE new registered voter since. I sat it again I personally don't like the regions/districts but that was the call a couple of days ago. We can go on like that forever

[dunn]

when people voted at the ratification, they didnt actually know what they were voting for-the maps weren't there!

It like saying they didn't know ehat is PV. and the explanation was there.

[dunn]

The choice in question was (emphasis added):

c) Regions plan E and Districts plan D from the Regions Vote thread

If the voter did not care to check the regions vote thread, then its not the fault of the individual setting up the vote.

that is regions, we never voted on the districts and that is what is seriously wrong.

Not true. The distinction between the two came just as the vote was being established. Plan D, which won, was perfectly balanced at the time of the election (nineteen to twenty-one residents in each). We cannot now change it on the basis of a population change. If so, then every time a new voter registers, a change would be necessitated. Plan D, I think, must be used for the midterm elections, since it was valid at the time of creation. The new Senate can then appropriately redraw the boundaries. The map has no basis whatsoever - 10 states per region or anything else - in terms of being a regional map.

Ok, I concede I was wrong there, but the districts are seriously unbalanced, I don't think we should have voted on districts because it should be balanced.

I think that a Senate can get elected and fix the districts based upon an official census.

exectly what i said