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On 2/1/2012 10:54 PM, Bryan Mills wrote:
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<pre wrap="">given that US law requires single-winner FPTP
elections for federal representation and the major parties (who
control the legislature and benefit greatly from FPTP) have no
incentive to change that law.</pre>
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[Ken B.] That is incorrect; I know of no such law. Each state
can specify its own method of electing its federal
representatives.<br>
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Each state is allocated seats in the House according to its
population after each census and </font><font face="Comic Sans
MS">each state elects two Senators</font><font face="Comic Sans
MS">. The eligibility requirements for candidates are in the <a
href="http://www.usconstitution.net/const.pdf">U.S. Constitution</a>,
Article I, sections 2 and 3, respectively.<br>
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(If there is such a federal law, please cite it.)<br>
- Ken Bearman, Minneapolis MN USA</font><br>
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