The recent arms race in partisan gerrymandering has been in the news a lot, but it is just a symptom of more fundamental flaws in our electoral system. This talk, based on the recent essay “A SWEET Cure for Gerrymandering”, will discuss those flaws, obstacles to fixing them, and a new proposal for a workable solution.
Bio: Sven Sinclair, a member of NOVES for over two decades, is an economist and actuary who has been interested in electoral math and design of electoral systems since the last century.
This is an in person Platform only. Coffee hour begins before the platform at 10:15am. Platform begins at 11am. Live music will be provided Mark Rudnicki and Abby.
