[EL] Shrinking legislatures

[Zach West]

Ohio used to change the number of house and senate seats at each election.
Each county was guaranteed at least one seat, regardless of population
size, and additional seats were given to counties with unusually large
populations.  They usually had around ~130-140 representatives, and ~30-35
senators.  Post *Reynolds v. Sims*, Ohio adopted the current size of 99
state reps and 33 state senators.

Gongwer has a chart showing the size of each session.
http://www.gongwer-oh.com/public/gahis.html

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 2:57 PM David Segal <davidadamsegal at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> David O'Brien
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