I was thinking that there would be an overlay of squares, each identical, like graph paper. As long as the squares contain a relatively small population as compared to the rest of the state, then the two parties are forced to make real choices. And that's the real goal - for both partoes to make real choiced, and not to simply game the system via gerrymandering.
It's kind of a half-assed idea at this point. But I was thinking that, by forcing identically drawn boundaries, then it would force both parties to choose.
Now that I think about it more, it probably wouldn't work. Both parties would just grab squares that guaranteed their victory. It would end up ultra-gerrymandered.
Oh I think I see. A kind of adversarial map-drawing process. You are given a fine-grained grid ahead of time and then let the parties fight over how the squares will be merged together into districts. Each side tries to draw the map to favor themselves but is countered by the adversary. Neat idea.
It's kind of a half-assed idea at this point. But I was thinking that, by forcing identically drawn boundaries, then it would force both parties to choose.
Now that I think about it more, it probably wouldn't work. Both parties would just grab squares that guaranteed their victory. It would end up ultra-gerrymandered.