apportionment

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Federal law holds that a mid-decade Census can be conducted, but not used for apportionment.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

Because of a 1960s Supreme Court ruling, the apportionment of state Senate seats is based on population, not geography.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

The successful challenge by Phoenix won’t change how many congressional seats Arizona got during the apportionment process, or the more detailed numbers used for redrawing political boundaries.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023

In general, the apportionment of electoral districts this year appears to be the fairest in 40 years, as reported by the New York Times.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2022

Legislature of New York; Canal bill; apportionment of representatives, 413.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various