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Republicans in Nebraska are also considering a last-minute change to how the state divvies up Electoral College votes, seeking a winner-takes-all allocation over the current congressional district-based apportionment.

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, the White House opposes it and there are legal questions because the Constitution says all people should be counted during the apportionment process.

Even if the delegate apportionment reflected Republican voters' preferences in perfect proportion, the system has yet another inherent flaw.

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

The building buyout comes on top of national church requirements for exiting congregations to contribute two years of annual apportionments — $200,000 in Oakland’s case — and money for unfunded pension liabilities, Mr. Baker said.