[EM] Sainte-Lague, part 3

[Juho]

On Dec 6, 2006, at 4:33 , MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:

> There was later another bill to enact
> LR/Hamilton. It passed and wasn't vetored, and LR/Hamilton was used  
> for a
> while--till someone pointed out the bizarre paradoxes that it's  
> subject to:
> Some people move from another staste to your state, causing your  
> state to
> lose a seat. We add a seat to the House, and that causes your state  
> to lose
> a seat. When that was pointed out, LR/Hamilton was immediately  
> repealed and
> discarded. (IRVists please take note).

I understand that LR/Hamilton may lead to the Alabama paradox and  
people may dislike LR/Hamilton because of this. But I think LR/ 
Hamilton is quite proportional and unbiased. Are there other reasons  
why LR/Hamilton is not favoured? SL/Webster is close to LR/Hamilton  
and avoids the Alabama paradox, but LR/Hamilton might still be  
considered more exact in providing proportionality.

Juho Laatu




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