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Reform representation and apportionment in the House of Representatives.

Created by D.M. on November 14, 2012

WHEREAS, the Apportionment Act of 1911 fixed the number of members of the House of Representatives at 435; and

WHEREAS, since the Act's adoption the national population has increased so that the constituency of each Representative has more than trebled; and

WHEREAS, it is the sense of the People that it is beneficial to fundamental democratic principles to return the proportion of Representatives to constituents to 1911 proportions;

WE THE PEOPLE petition our government to amend this act, increasing the number of Representatives to reflect 1911 proportions beginning with the 115th Congress; and further, to develop uniform, independent standards for reapportionment and election conduct, requiring states to conform to such standards, or be denied certain federal funding.

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