[EM] Sainte-Lague, part 3

Chris Benham chrisjbenham at optusnet.com.au
Thu Dec 7 21:56:27 PST 2006



MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:

>The very first use of the Presidential Veto was when George Washington 
>vetoed a bill to apportion the house by LR/Hamilton. We used 
>d'Hondt/Jefferson for a while. 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 state to your state, causing your state to 
>lose a seat. 
>
Mike,
Can you (or anyone) explain or give a demonstration of  how this 
LR/Hamilton apportionment method
could do that?


Chris  Benham



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