The League of Women Voters supports SB188. The League believes in representative government at all levels and supports electoral systems that elect policy-making bodies that proportionally reflect the people they represent. State code forbids drawing districts in such a way that members of a minority group are dispersed into districts in which they constitute an ineffective minority of voters. The city of Virginia Beach provides evidence that converting to single-member districts can immediately double the minority representation on a city council. We believe that SB188 will result in local governing bodies that more closely reflect the people they represent.
The League of Women Voters supports SB188. The League believes in representative government at all levels and supports electoral systems that elect policy-making bodies that proportionally reflect the people they represent. State code forbids drawing districts in such a way that members of a minority group are dispersed into districts in which they constitute an ineffective minority of voters. The city of Virginia Beach provides evidence that converting to single-member districts can immediately double the minority representation on a city council. We believe that SB188 will result in local governing bodies that more closely reflect the people they represent.