Fair Representation Voting FairVote Dania Korkor Staff Attorney & FairVote

Winner-Take-All 51% = 1 seat 99% = 1 seat 49% = 0 seats 1% = 0 seats 58% or more for one party = SAFE district

Current plan: 5 Republicans Current plan: 5 Democrats Winner-Take-All Oklahoma Connecticut

Partisan Skew

Decline in Competition 1992: 103 members of the U.S. House of Reps elected from “swing” districts 2012: 35 members of the U.S. House of Reps elected from “swing” districts

Polarization in the U.S. Congress More Safe Districts = Less Moderation

Consequences of Polarization  Gridlock  Polarized outcomes  Inefficiency  Ineffectiveness  Lack of confidence in the system

Causes of Polarization  Gerrymandering?  Closed primaries?  Money in politics? The pattern exists between redistricting cycles and in states where independent commissions draw lines Open primary states and “top two” states still have mostly uncompetitive districts. Political scientists largely believe that primary reform does not affect polarization. States with public financing still have mostly uncompetitive districts, and candidates in skewed districts win even when outspent. These issues may be important for other reasons, but they do not address the underlying cause of polarization

Winner-Take-All

An Alternative to Winner-Take-All Current plan: 5 Democrats 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans Current plan: 5 Republicans 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 “swing” seat. FairVote plan:

“Super

Ranked Choice Voting Voters rank the candidates in order of choice. Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4

Ranked Choice Voting

Fair to the majority Fair to the minority No “wasted votes” No “gaming” the system Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4

“Super Districts” Visit to see analysis and a map for every statehttp://fairvoting.us

Ranked Choice Voting Act Empowers voters with ranked choice voting Ends gerrymandering by replacing districts with independently-drawn super districts Makes Congress more accountable Breaks up party monopolies Encourages diverse representatives Replaces dysfunction with collaborative, all-partisan policymaking Learn more at

 Constitutional  Consistent with the vision of the Constitution’s framers Ranked Choice Voting Act