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We have a trait that specifically nullifies this and have ripped up and relaid infrastructure before.
This would be an extension of that.
Previously. The argument being made is that geographical districting would create a coherent political voice for "not in MY backyard" for the district controllers.
To clarify to make it clear just to avoid possible confusion. When AN says that they draw the boundaries to have equal populations in districts that tells me that district shape is less important than the population inside the bounds. This indicates to me that population is the important variable here and not land area when it comes to how many votes a district gets.
Of course you are totally right. Even though it will work by the above system of population number => vote number if they don't keep good track of the people then it of course will fall apart. It's also not that difficult to fix after some thought, once it is spotted.
Once a generation sounds about right, or after a really big event. Another thing to note is that we have something of a primitive proto census. I'll go looking for it but it was a recent offhand comment.
Specifically, they will try to cut the
initial districts based on populations and existing barriers.
However, take a district which is 50% over it's designated population. Do you cut it into two districts with 75% of the correct population, or do you cut chunks off the next four districts so that you now have five districts at 85% of the correct population?
Or do you burn the old map and draw a new 100% alignment for all?
What do you do when you need to increase the city's water supply, and one district loses 20% of it's living space to allow for the cisterns and channels of an sewerage extension, causing it's population permanently to drop below the minimum of a district as people avoid the now stinky district?
Basically that's the challenge of reassessment.
-It has to reflect the population present in an up to date manner. Without making it easy for assessors to favor their own factions
-It has to avoid unfair but equal divisions(i.e. we want to marginalize smiths for some reason, so we cut the districts up so that the smith families are 30% of 10 districts, and have 0 votes, versus having 3 100% smith districts and 3 votes). Taking this example from RL shenanigans in my current voting district. This probably won't happen on purpose until we have a census
-It has to avoid creating ghettos which are culturally isolated from the rest of the city. See above point, but flip it around.
-It has to reflect practical administration zones. Walls and other infrastructure being torn down and built will be disincentivized as it makes administering the districts much harder when the border is moved.
I am not voting for geography but isn't one of the prime kick starters for invention need so if people find a problem it is likely they will develop a solution.
Well yes, our setting ourselves on fire over tax reform generated The Law for instance.
Which of course, still hurts like hell, and the tools gained still has to be used properly.
