Public Supports Reforming How Members of Congress are Elected

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dc.contributor.authorKull, Steven
dc.contributor.authorFehsenfeld, Evan
dc.contributor.authorLewitus, Evan Charles
dc.contributor.authorMartens, Francesca
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-01T18:34:17Z
dc.date.available2020-05-01T18:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.descriptionA policymaking simulation is an online process that puts citizens in the shoes of elected officials by simulating the process they go through in making policy decisions. Each simulation introduces a broader policy topic and then presents a series of modules that address a specific policy option that is currently under consideration in the current discourse. For each module, respondents: 1) receive a short briefing on a policy issue and the option or options for addressing it; 2) evaluate arguments for and against the policy options; and 3) finally, make their recommendation for what their elected officials should do.en_US
dc.description.abstractMajorities of voters support a number of bold reforms to change how members of Congress are elected, including having congressional districts drawn by independent citizen commissions, and adopting ranked choice voting and multi-member districts, according to a new, in-depth survey from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation. These three reforms comprise new legislation – The Fair Representation Act – sponsored by Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and cosponsored by Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md). The highest level of support was for changing the way that House congressional districts are designed—a prominent issue now that the Supreme Court is considering whether the federal government should prevent state legislatures from designing congressional districts to the benefit of the dominant party, popularly known as gerrymandering.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/eevd-gakh
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/25960
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtProgram for Public Consultation (PPC)
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectMultimember districtsen_US
dc.subjectRedistrictingen_US
dc.subjectGerrymanderingen_US
dc.subjectRanked choice votingen_US
dc.subjectElectionsen_US
dc.subject115th Congressen_US
dc.subjectH.R. 3057en_US
dc.subjectFair Representation Acten_US
dc.titlePublic Supports Reforming How Members of Congress are Electeden_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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