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Expand the House of Representatives. The current ratio sits at about 1 rep for 700,000 people. This needs to be dramatically curtailed down to 1:250,000 or even 1:100,000. Ensure that Government of the People can properly and accurately represent the concerns of its' citizens!

Submitted by denton.murphy in Government & Elections Dec. 17, 2014, 12:10 a.m.

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#1886

50 votes

Reform Congress. Make the House of Representatives larger so Representatives are more in touch with their constituents. End single-member district plurality voting in Congressional elections. Create mulitimember districts with 3-5 Representatives each, and elect them proportionally. Single Transferrable Vote allows you to rank the candidates, and the candidates with the most votes, win the seats. This would allow minority groups (Democrats in heavily Republican districts) to get representation.

Submitted by Matthew E. from CA in Government & Elections Dec. 11, 2014, 3:26 a.m.

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#1886

50 votes

Reviving a strong form of the Gephardt Rule to end further government shutdowns.

Submitted by Neocat in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 4:03 p.m.

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#1886

50 votes

Make registration and voting compulsory so that the actual electorate will always reflect the demographics of the citizenry. At the same time, put an "opt out" choice on the ballot to protect the citizen's civil right not to participate.

Submitted by JamesHufferd in Government & Elections Dec. 18, 2014, 9:46 p.m.

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#1886

50 votes

Make it a crime for any government employee, applicant, candidate or executive to receive direct or indirect benefit from any 3rd party for a period of 2 years before or after employment with a minimum 1 year in Thailand minimum 10 years of intent to deceive is proven.

Submitted by Gnomic in Government & Elections Jan. 3, 2015, 8:30 p.m.

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#1909

48 votes

CARDBOARD BOX REFORM Make senator votes strictly anonymous. Public voting gives corporate lobby groups leverage on politicians through positive and negative incentives. Anonymous voting breaks that leverage.

Submitted by Lennart in Government & Elections Dec. 11, 2014, 5:08 p.m. 2

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#1923

47 votes

Instant run-off voting...

Submitted by FeMorris in Government & Elections Dec. 18, 2014, 11:49 p.m.

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#1923

47 votes

When Government cant or wont vote for the majority's wishes then let the people vote or vote Nationally By telephone 1 yes 2 no hit the pound key and move on

Submitted by Duane W in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 4:21 p.m.

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#1923

47 votes

Instead of eliminating the Electoral College make it where in order to win a state’s Electoral Votes a candidate must win a majority of the votes in the state’s popular votes, 50%+1. You use IRV, Instant Runoff Voting, to do this. If after all the counts & recounts there is a tie then use the National Popular Vote to break that tie.

Submitted by Don B. from CA in Government & Elections Dec. 20, 2014, 4:01 a.m.

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#1923

47 votes

Create a Contract for America similar to the Republicans did in the 1990s. Nationalize the election and campaign as Democrats. Make all democrats agree to basic policy agendas or don't run them. Make sure the voters know what we stand for and make the republicans defend their ideas. We see poll after poll where the America Public agrees with our ideas yet we cannot connect to them during elections. We don't need new ideas, We need to find a better way to get our message out.

Submitted by James B. from NY in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 6:39 p.m.

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#1923

47 votes

All campaigns for Federal or state offices, should be handled over the Internet or over TV...no flying all over the country, calling my house, or fliers on my door. Stations and Internet broadcasters would be required to provide so much free time and at the SAME time so people could not opt to watch cartoons, etc. Saves the environment, saves time and money, and nothing for big money to buy.

Submitted by Mel in Government & Elections Dec. 20, 2014, 10:08 p.m.

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#1938

46 votes

Repeal the law requiring single-member plurality districts for congressional representation, allowing states to choose how to apportion the representatives the census awards them. This could fix gerrymandering, and allow for Proportional Representation, making our parties more about ideas and making more votes matter!

Submitted by Elise Krueger in Government & Elections Dec. 18, 2014, 10:38 p.m.

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#1938

46 votes

{The truth, fairness, and accountability in elections act.}2.That any and all elections be free and fair for all Americans and have a duration of 30 days ending at 6 PM on November 4. There shall be a $100 deduction on income tax for voting, and that anyone that does not pay income tax be subsidized for voting expenses (identification and travel),including online or United States postal Service voting with verifiable identification,and That there be a paper receipt for proof of voting.

Submitted by Rayzburnslow in Government & Elections Dec. 29, 2014, 10:43 p.m.

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#1938

46 votes

No more first past the post voting. It doesn't allow for real representation and excludes third parties. Dump FPP for STV (Single Transferable Vote). We want a system of proportional representation, and at the very least, we need instant run-off voting to actually allow for third parties.

Submitted by Scott Santens, Moderator of /r/basicincome on Reddit and Founder of The BIG Patreon Creator Pledge in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 6:22 p.m. 1

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#1946

45 votes

To be confirmed for lifetime tenure, a Supreme Court nominee must receive an affirmative vote of three fifths of the Senate (two thirds for Chief Justice nominees). Nominees failing to receive that level of confirmation in the Senate will serve for the duration of the President's term.

Submitted by Terry Allen in Government & Elections Jan. 4, 2015, 8:39 p.m.

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#1946

45 votes

Pass a law that makes it mandatory that everyone that meets the legal requirements to vote MUST vote in ALL federal and state elections and punitive enough to ensure everyone does vote. At least in this way people would have to get involved enough to at least cast their ballot and hopefully because they are casting a ballot they would be aware of the ramifications of who they are voting for.

Submitted by AbetABEP in Government & Elections Dec. 19, 2014, 8:32 a.m.

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#1946

45 votes

Make voting compulsory for all citiizens in national and conresssional elections in order to insure fair representation, but include an "opt-out" option on the ballot to protect the civil right not to vote.

Submitted by JamesHufferd in Government & Elections Dec. 26, 2014, 12:51 p.m.

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#1964

43 votes

Mandate compulsory on-line publication by the federal government of where/how our tax money is spent (by category, with successive levels of detail available).

Submitted by Lawrence Gold in Government & Elections Jan. 8, 2015, 6:14 p.m.

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#1964

43 votes

Each state shall hold a primary open to all voters that shall be open to all (or pre-chosen*) candidates for each office. Anyone receiving more than 50 percent of the vote shall be the winner. If there is no winner, then on election day, the candidates in order of percentage of vote whose combined votes total over 50% of the votes cast shall compete against each other. (*If prior to the primary, political parties wish to conduct their own primary at their expense, that shall be allowed.).

Submitted by Russ Z in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 3:07 p.m.

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#1964

43 votes

Political districts ought to be defined by zip codes, voting to be done by mail. No political interests should be allowed to interfere with voting laws and an independent body needs to oversee voting.

Submitted by CitizenUSA in Government & Elections Dec. 17, 2014, 2:33 a.m.

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#1964

43 votes