Electoral System Should Be Extended To Municipalities- A Harsha Sankar Article

Dear Citizen,                                                                          December 30th ,2018

         As the 2018 elections concluded, it is obvious that matters would improve significantly if we banned dual participation in government and if we had verifiable and traceable elections.

         However, this letter will address another topic. Virginia should adopt the electoral system for its counties and cities! All entities,either a city or county, should have electoral votes based on their population.

         If a candidate wins the plurality or majority of that entities' vote, that candidate should receive the assigned electoral votes.

Currently 3-4 cities and a few counties are deciding elections in Virginia. Why should a state candidate even campaign in S.W or Central Virginia at all when they can win Alexandria, Arlington,Loudon County, and Norfolk to win the entire state?

        Unless Virginia adapts an electoral system, non-Virginians who only came to the State as adults will continue to dominate Virginia's political scene. Professional politicians can use Virginia as a springboard for their political careers despite not having any real ties to the state and its people.

        Even in congressional and even state government races, the electoral system can be used so that the winner of each locality or even precinct get the "electoral votes". After all, America is supposed to be a republic maintained by representative democracy and not by a direct democracy. Scoring margins should not matter.

                                                                          Very Truly Yours,

                                                                            Harsha Sankar
                                                                            908 Valley Ridge Road
                                                                            Covington, Virginia 24426