Hi, I'm Megan, and this is your civic minute.
So if multi-member districts with proportional representation are such a good idea, why don't we have them?
Two reasons. For Congress, there's a 1967 federal law that requires single-member districts.
A bill called the Fair Representation Act has been introduced to repeal it.
It would let states elect their representatives proportionally from larger,
multi-member districts. That bill is in Congress right now.
For the Wisconsin State Legislature, it's the state constitution.
It requires single-member districts.
Changing that means a constitutional amendment passed by two consecutive legislatures
then approved by voters.
Governor Evers called a special session on redistricting.
And this time, the legislature didn't gavel it shut.
That's a start, but if all we do is change who draws the lines,
we're still stuck with a system where the lines decide everything.
Tell your legislators, don't just reform who draws the map.
Reform the map itself.
Learn more at fairvote.org.
That's your civic minute.
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