Trump-backed Utah redistricting repeal fails to make ballot

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Trump-backed Utah redistricting repeal fails to make ballot - Lemmy.World

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The way to end gerrymandering is have a computer program draw districts. The US should have companies bid for such a program. All states would be forced to adopt the winning program.
Then big tech would grease the right palms and make an algorithm that advances their interests.
How would a computer program be manipulated to favor a certain party? The computer program would probably have a cursor start from the top of a state and move from left to right. Once it encompasses a specific population number it would put a figure around it and mark it as a district. Once it reaches the right border of the state, it would go down and move to the left. This would continue until the state is complete.
I would suggest watching this video about algorithmic redistricting and how it can be used to get nearly any result you want given enough time and computation and getting “reasonable” looking districts www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-Y7crQo44
Algorithmic Redistricting: Elections made-to-order

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I don’t think his method is correct. States must already know where people live otherwise, how can they gerrymander? A possible computer program would have a cursor start from the top left of a state and move right. The cursor’s vertical distance would be preset. Once it counts a specific number of people, it would draw a district and continue. When it reaches the right border of a state it would go down and move right. Have companies bid on a redistricting program to see if it’s achievable.