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As states from Texas to California to Florida debate and vote on new electoral maps, Americans are both learning about — and often disgusted by — the scale of gerrymandering in their states. The result is that many voters from both parties don’t feel represented in Washington. Surveys show that four out of five believe elected officials do not care what people like them think. Two-thirds feel they have no voice at all. These are not just feelings of frustration, they are symptoms of a structural flaw in how we draw electoral districts and elect our representatives.

The winner-take-all system is at the heart of the problem. In every congressional district and nearly every state legislature, a single candidate takes the entire prize. If Republic

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