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| To divide and assign in due and proper proportion or according to some plan |
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Each 1 seat represents
SD is 50, and a person has 2 seats, they represent 100 people |
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| The amount of seats the number of population deserves or SHOULD get |
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In order for a voting method to be fair, state should get either the LQ or UQ
Lower quote/upper quota violation |
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Step 1: Give everyone the LQ
Step 2: give extra seats to those with highest decimal |
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SQ=(State pop/SD)
SD=(total pop/seats) |
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Find the divisor --> doesn't use SD, it uses a modified divisor
Give everyone the LQ |
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Step 1: Find divisor
Step 2: Add 1 for every state
Step 3: Give everyone the UQ |
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| What method violates the lower quota? |
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| What method violates the upper quota? |
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Step 1: Modified Divisor
Step 2: Round
(Exactly like Jefferson's) |
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Square root of LQ*UQ
If last number is too big, incrase the divisor
If last number is too small, decrease the divisor |
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