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This site—Actually Represented—is to demonstrate a version of self-districting. Instead of politicians and voting rights activists fighting over where to draw district lines, let the voters decide their districts.

Who is it good for?

• Rural voters. These voters tend to be spread out and so even if schemers don’t try to dilute their vote, it may naturally occur.
• Voters of certain ethnic groups. These voters might be thought of as a guaranteed win and so their specific concerns may be overlooked.
• Voters locked in a two-party system that don't believe either party truly represents them.

How does it work?

The tabulation system uses "ranked approvals," a similar process to the method of equal shares. The main differences are instead of everyone getting a piece of a fixed budget, they each get one ballot (or vote) and parties can win more than once.

With this system, whatever party has the most points per round wins a seat provided they meet the minimum number of points needed. As with all self-districting methods, any district without enough party members to fill it will be a general (party-unaffiliated) district.

Click the link for more technical details on self-districting.