[EL] Shrinking legislatures

[David Segal]

We went from 100 -> 75 in the RI House and 50 -> 38 in the Senate in 2002.
Constitutional amendment, put on the ballot by the legislature.

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 2:55 PM David O'Brien <dobrien at fairvote.org> wrote:

> Nebraska shrunk the size of its legislature when it voted to switch to a
> unicameral system in 1934. Prior to that referendum, it had a Senate with
> 33 members and a House of Representatives with 100 members. Today it only
> has a 49-member Senate.
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 2:42 PM Edelman, Paul <
> paul.edelman at law.vanderbilt.edu> wrote:
>
>> I am in search of examples of legislative bodies that have shrunk, either
>> of their own volition or by order of some superior entity.   They seem to
>> be as uncommon as shrinking university administrations.  Does anyone have
>> any examples?  Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul H. Edelman
>>
>> Professor of Mathematics and Law
>>
>> Vanderbilt University
>>
>> paul.edelman at vanderbilt.edu
>>
>> 615-322-0990
>>
>>
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>
> David O'Brien
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