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How would proportional representation work? Party A gets 40% of votes so they get 40% of congressional seats in a state? Party B and C each get their respectiv

• arlort 3y ago
  You would likely need to increase the number of seats (or allow "fractional" representatives for smaller states) so that even the smallest state gets 3-4 representatives And then yes, in traditional proportional systems you vote for a list of candidates rather than a single candidate, the lists are the ones getting the seats based on vote totals. The seats can be distributed based on a fixed or flexible lists model If you have a state that now has 10 reps each party would make a list of 10 people, then if party A gets 40%, party B 35%, C 15% and D 10% you'd get 4 people from the list proposed by A, 3 (or 4) from the list for B, 2 (or 1) from C and 1 from D
  • lazide 3y ago
    Congress currently struggles to agree that a functioning federal gov’t is desirable (as in literally, not shut down is better than shut down).