If states were to go to proportional allocation, then a presidential election recount, like the one in Florida in 2000, would have to be done in practically every community in every state, he said.
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Lawsuits would be likely if proportional allocation appeared to reverse the nationwide results, the CRS said, " and might lead to a prolonged and bitter dispute, such as occurred following the 2000 election ."
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The proportional allocation of seats based on each party's departmental electoral showing represented a significant step forward for the opposition, which obtained some voice in government even if it was still denied any real power.
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Kerry, a fourth-term Massachusetts senator, had more than 1, 500 delegates, but based on the proportional allocation of the Democrats'delegate system, Kerry wasn't expected to reach the magic number of 2, 162 until later this month.
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Many people have been proposing radical solutions, such as abolishing the Electoral College or drastically changing its makeup through a constitutional amendment, for example requiring proportional allocation of electors or other ways of weighting their selection.
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Buchanan avoided a complete rout by winning delegates in Michigan, where there was a proportional allocation rather than the winner-take-all rules that would enable Dole to claim all the delegates at stake in the other states.
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Webster first proposed the method in 1832 and in 1842 the method was adopted for proportional allocation of seats in United States congressional apportionment ( Act of June 25, 1842, ch 46, 5 Stat . 491 ).
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The senator had more than 1, 500 delegates, but based on the proportional allocation of the Democrats'delegate system, Kerry wasn't expected to reach the magic number of 2, 162 needed to secure the nomination until later this month.
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In this case, the other parties obtain leveling seats, in order to establish a proportional allocation of seats; the size of parliament, therefore, is not fixed, but rather expands in relation to the number of overhang and leveling seats.
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Senior Clinton staffer Harold Ickes is reported to have asked in frustration, " " How can it possibly be that the much vaunted chief strategist doesn't understand proportional allocation ? " Penn and Howard Wolfson, Clinton's communication director, both denied that the scene had taken place.
