The Webster method of apportionment
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 77 (1) , 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.77.1.1
Abstract
Several results concerning the problem of U.S. Congressional apportionment are given which, together, indicate that a method first proposed by Daniel Webster (also known as the "Major Fractions" method) seems fairest when judged on the basis of criteria suggested by common sense and precedent.Keywords
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