No, however the system should be reformed so that votes are proportional rather than the "winner takes all" system used by, I believe, 48 states. Furthermore, cities should be counted as their own entities once they reach a certain population. Take New York City for an example. The city itself has a population equal to the Commonwealth of Virginia. This would allow for rural and suburban communities to have a clearer voice and allow for the cities to have full representation in the government, separate from the state they are in, equal to their populations. In addition, for the purposes of apportionment only, only registered voters should be counted in the census. Taking California for example, the state has 55 electoral votes, even though only 51.9% of the state is registered to vote. Ideally, California should then have 29 votes given the number of voters per representative as of 2013. Likewise, Texas, as of 2020, should only have 21 votes rather than 38. Finally, the ballot sheets should be "blind", that is, voters should not know what party a candidate belongs to. It should not be possible to just circle an entire column and vote straight party. Voters must be encouraged to research candidates in order to find the ones they most agree with. Party line voting only leads to further polarization and potentially incompetent officials elected solely for their party.
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