Commission on Electoral Reform: Public Forum

[Poirot]

It looks like the At-large Senate election is on the chopping block. Perhaps they want to keep one or two seat elected at-large.

I found the big multi-candidates at-large election fun. When I ran in at-large senate elections I could travel all around the country. I was able to connect with people far away from my state of residence. Multi seats at-large elections were a big event. When there is a debate more candidates participate in it and I guess more people follow it. It's less likely to get personal between candidates because it's not a one on one race (unfortunately it doesn't stop third party group from being nasty).

In the current at-large system, it is possible for a candidate with a smaller base to win a seat. You don't need a majority of the votes to win a seat. In district senate elections it would be difficult for a candidate to win if his most probable voters are spread across the country and he doesn't have big general appeal to win a majority of votes in a district.