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Lottery Voting: A Thought Experiment
Amar, Akhil Reed
Amar, Akhil Reed
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Abstract
When we select representatives to a legislature, what voting rule will best reflect our deepest constitutional ideals? Obviously, we want a voting rule that respects the norm of political equality, so that no person's vote counts any more than any other person's. But there are many ways of counting votes equally, and many different visions of voting equality. Which shall we choose?