[EL] Shrinking legislatures

[Pedro Hernandez]

Adding to the Nebraska bit, here's the brochure arguing for the a
unicameral system:
http://d1vmz9r13e2j4x.cloudfront.net/nebstudies/0802_0602brochure.pdf

I also enjoyed watching this NET (NPR/PBS) documentary on it's proponent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=OSPZOY0SPeM


Pedro Hernandez
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Senior Policy Coordinator, Voting Rights & Ranked Choice Voting
http://fairvote.org


On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 11:57 AM 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,
>>
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