Official Re-Districting Thread for Governors only

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Plan J:

What about this Plan J with the following changes:

District 1: -VT  (27 voters)
District 2: +VT, -VA (25)
District 3: +VA, -MN  (26)
District 4: +NM (26)
District 5: -NM, +MN (28)


I think this is basically the same as Plan K with some the the Plains states switched b/w D3 and D5.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

What is the plan then Ernest? Are we voting on Plan K? I also urge the Governor to get AIM.

Plan K is the plan I currently want a vote on.

I support plan K with the following swaps between Districts 3 and 5: ND, MN, IA, and MO.

If the other Governors would prefer the original plan K, I will support this as well.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Here is my plan: (K1 if you wish)

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Is NY and PA its own district?

Under my plan?  Yes

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

BTW, I think plan K1 changes the Districts of five states: MD, DE, VA, MN, and NM (+DC).

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Here's what I propose:
All the Governors should cast a vote ranking four choices:
- Plan J
- Plan K
- Plan K1
- None of the Above

A plan must be ranked above "None of Above" by four Governors to be enacted.  Among the plans that are approved by four Governors, the one with the most support will be enacted.

My vote:
1.) Plan K1
2.) Plan K
3.) Plan J
4.) None of the Above

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

What is the primary objection to K1?  I drew it up as a compromise between J and K, and it moves very few states.

But as I've indicated before, I will support any of these plans, but switching my vote wouldn't create a 4-1 margin in any case.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

I'm think I am leaning more toward J now than K, but I haven't really heard any arguments for why one is better than the other or either is better than K1.

My objections to K are that is creates a very strange looking D3 and D5, and generally changes more than necessary from the status quo.  My objection to J is that it creates a strange, sprawling D2, that includes Virginia with New England, but not Vermont.