Can a US state do a statewide election where you vote for a party and it’s proportionally distributed so you can avoid gerrymandering?
5 seats available: 50.01% R, 49.99%D => 3R, 2D
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One could argue the following text from Article I section 2 of the U.S. Constitution bars members being chosen by a party.
>The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States
So the problem with proportional representation is that the party decides who the representatives will be. The vote just determines how many members, if any, they get to choose. We would either need clarification from the Supreme Court whether the manner of choosing has to be a direct vote for the members, or an amendment to the Constitution.
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