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Fair apportionment in the view of the Venice Commission’s recommendation

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  • Biró, Péter
  • Kóczy, László Á.
  • Sziklai, Balázs

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The Venice Commission in its Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters specifies that (single-seat) constituencies should be drawn so that the size difference of a constituency’s size from the average should not exceed a fixed limit while its borders must not cross the borders of administrative regions, such as states or counties.

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  • Biró, Péter & Kóczy, László Á. & Sziklai, Balázs, 2015. "Fair apportionment in the view of the Venice Commission’s recommendation," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 32-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:matsoc:v:77:y:2015:i:c:p:32-41
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2015.06.001
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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

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