How does redistricting actually work in your state?
still-heron-60
I realised I have no idea who draws the lines here or when.
slow-sedge-602 more
Read the ballot measures before election day, they're often more important than the candidates.
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bright-beech-80
I'd be careful with that advice, it worked for me but I know people it didn't work for.
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rustling-alder-69
Do you have a source for that? Not doubting, I just want to read more.
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dusky-lichen-793 more
I changed my mind on zoning. More housing near transit seems obviously right to me now.
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amber-heron-14
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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bright-finch-351 more
dusky-lichen-79 wrote:
I changed my mind on zoning.
Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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mossy-otter-26
bright-finch-35 wrote:
dusky-lichen-79 wrote:
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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late-thistle-96 more
It takes a cycle or two before voters trust it. The first count was slow and people panicked.
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misty-alder-202 more
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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copper-hazel-521 more
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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hollow-lichen-9
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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copper-alder-13
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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amber-sedge-891 more
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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pale-sparrow-34
amber-sedge-89 wrote:
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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sunlit-clover-33
Independent commissions draw the maps in our state and it's been far less contentious.