Alan McConchie on Nostr: "Here’s a Clever Way to Uncover America’s Voting Deserts: Mathematicians are ...
"Here’s a Clever Way to Uncover America’s Voting Deserts:
Mathematicians are using topological abstractions to find places poorly served by polling stations."
https://www.wired.com/story/voting-deserts-maths-topology/
Sure, this is clever. But you know what's even more clever? Eliminating polling places entirely and switching to 100% vote-by-mail like in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Vermont, and Hawaii.
(With some in-person polling places as needed for accessibilty reasons)
#elections #VoteByMail
Mathematicians are using topological abstractions to find places poorly served by polling stations."
https://www.wired.com/story/voting-deserts-maths-topology/
Sure, this is clever. But you know what's even more clever? Eliminating polling places entirely and switching to 100% vote-by-mail like in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Vermont, and Hawaii.
(With some in-person polling places as needed for accessibilty reasons)
#elections #VoteByMail