reapportionment

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Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative seats, in accord with changes in the census population determination
The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment
Redrawing legislative district boundaries so as to provide equality of representation
{i} redivision, reallocation, redistribution
a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
A redrawing of legislative district boundaries to provide equality of representation according to population
Redistricting the State for election purposes
(noun) The changing of a legislative district or of the number of seats a state is entitled to in the Congress to more clearly reflect the population of that district or state Generally perfomed by the states after each census
The process, after a new population census, of redistributing House seats so that the number of seats in each state more closely reflects the size of each state's population
The process by which seats in the House of Representatives are allotted to each state according to population after the decennial census
Revising the allocation of congressional seats based on census results Also used to refer to redistricting (the revision of legislative district boundaries) to reflect census results
  The redrawing of the state legislative districts by an Apportionment Commission to maintain an equal population in each district   New Jersey's districts are reapportioned every ten years following the federal census
Reallocating the number of congressional seats among the states to reflect changes in the nation's population
A revision by the Office of Management and Budget of a previous apportionment of budgetary resources for an appropriation or fund acount Agency requests for reapportionment are usually submitted to OMB as soon as a change in previous aportionment becomes necessary due to changes in amounts available, program requirements, or cost factors A revision would ordinarily cover the same period, project, or activity covered in the original apportionment
Term used to describe the process of determining the boundaries for the senatorial and representative districts from which state legislators are to be elected
Redistribution of representation in a legislative body, especially the periodic reallotment of U S congressional seats and state legislature seats according to changes in the census figures as required by the Constitution
The redrawing of election districts and the redistribution of legislative representatives due to shifts in population
The process by which seats in the House of Representatives are reassigned among the States to reflect population changes following the decennial census
A second or a new apportionment
A revision of a previous Apportionment of budgetary resources for an Appropriation or Fund Account This must be approved by OMB (GAO) HUDCAPS Core Financial System Standard Accounting Interface, dated 9/30/97
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After each decennial census, the total number of 435 House seats must be divided among the states on the basis of the states' population If the state has lost population the number of seats may be reduced, while in states that have an increase of population the number of seats may be increased During this re-allotment process the states may need to re-draw the boundaries of their congressional districts
  -  The reallocation of seats in the U S House of Representatives among several states on the basis of the most recent decennial census as required by Article 1, Section 2 of the U S Constitution
The process of changing election districts to conform with population changes Each district must be within 5% variance in population to assure the implementation of the one-man-one-vote rule
reapportionment

    Hyphenation

    re·ap·por·tion·ment

    Turkish pronunciation

    riıpôrşınmınt

    Pronunciation

    /ˌrēəˈpôrsʜənmənt/ /ˌriːəˈpɔːrʃənmənt/

    Etymology

    () c. 1930 reapportion +‎ -ment
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