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Semi-Proportional: Representation
Representation is the foundation of our democracy. It’s what makes us a republic, and not, say, a direct democracy. Here you’ll see how representation fares across different types of semi-proportional elections.
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Semi-Proportional electoral systems | How well does this system… | ||
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Give people more options that reflect their genuine beliefs by enabling a multi-party democracy |
Electing leaders that more accurately represent their constituencies across race, ethnicity, gender, and class |
Empower communities to come together and build coalitions across geographies |
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Cumulative | |||
Limited | |||
Parallel |
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