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Re:Our democracy is broken. Why can't technology fix it? by maxerickson on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:40AM (#16874996)
It's only certain elections that rely on the ever changing districts (largely state and federal legislators).

The districts only change every 10 years. The motivation is to keep the variation in population between the districts low.

Re:Our democracy is broken. Why can't technology fix it? by ericst on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:57AM (#16875076)
Thank you for you answer. Would doing without districts altogether for federal legislator be a possibility? And on state level you could model on the congress with one chamber based on districts' majority and one other on population?
Re:Our democracy is broken. Why can't technology fix it? by maxerickson on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:11AM (#16875159)
It's not a near term practical possibility, it would require a Constitutional amendment.

For states, they each get to decide how to structure their own government. Many do have 2 houses. Here the upper house is elected from larger districts than the lower house, but each member represents 1 district.