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Election Reform

Jerry2144

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6. If the number of seats in the House expanded

Reply to Jerry2144 (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:16 AM

Oct 10

To be more proportional to the population, it could help somewhat. The smaller states each get one House seat. Larger ones get multiples of that based upon population. This fix wouldn’t take a constitutional change, just updating a law from long ago that set the House size at 438

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I think everyone needs to vote but [View all] kacekwl Oct 10 OP

Preaching to the choir. Ferrets are Cool Oct 10 #1

Not until we change the Constitution Jerry2144 Oct 10 #2

If the number of seats in the House expanded Jerry2144 Oct 10 #6

Yep. "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing". Mister Ed Oct 10 #3

Popular vote compact Voltaire2 Oct 10 #4

Good information. kacekwl Oct 10 #5

Fixing the House size can help too Jerry2144 Oct 10 #7

Yeah, the House ought to go back to something much closer to 30,000 people per representative. Voltaire2 Oct 10 #8