[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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