apportioning

Slaves wouldn’t be allowed to vote, but they could count as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning members of the House of Representatives based on population.

But as the warming climate intensifies the state’s cycles of flood and drought, its system for apportioning water is under strain.

The Israel-Hamas war has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without apportioning blame.

Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate concluded that the new boundaries amounted to “partisan gerrymanders,” but said the constitution “does not explicitly forbid the consideration of partisan interests in apportioning representation.”

Starr and other college leaders pointed out that only a small number of highly sought after institutions consider race as a factor in apportioning seats.