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The Fair Representation Act (H.R. 3863) is a bill filed in the United States House of Representatives. Originally introduced in 2017 during the 115th Congress by Don Beyer (D–VA), it was reintroduced by Beyer in 2019 and 2021. The bill has three main provisions: * Establish independent redistricting commissions in all states to prevent gerrymandering * Creating multi-member districts for elections to the House of Representatives, with each district having at least 3 members * Require the use of ranked choice voting, in particular single transferable vote, to elect members to the House

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dbo:abstract	The Fair Representation Act (H.R. 3863) is a bill filed in the United States House of Representatives. Originally introduced in 2017 during the 115th Congress by Don Beyer (D–VA), it was reintroduced by Beyer in 2019 and 2021. The bill has three main provisions: * Establish independent redistricting commissions in all states to prevent gerrymandering * Creating multi-member districts for elections to the House of Representatives, with each district having at least 3 members * Require the use of ranked choice voting, in particular single transferable vote, to elect members to the House (en)
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dbp:fullname	To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish multi-member congressional districts, to require States to conduct congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes. (en)
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rdfs:comment	The Fair Representation Act (H.R. 3863) is a bill filed in the United States House of Representatives. Originally introduced in 2017 during the 115th Congress by Don Beyer (D–VA), it was reintroduced by Beyer in 2019 and 2021. The bill has three main provisions: * Establish independent redistricting commissions in all states to prevent gerrymandering * Creating multi-member districts for elections to the House of Representatives, with each district having at least 3 members * Require the use of ranked choice voting, in particular single transferable vote, to elect members to the House (en)
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