Background materials of the Constitutional Convention

Contents: 1) Background of the Constitutional Convention by Alan B. Handler 2) Single-member v. multi-member districts by Elmer M. Matthews 3) Present legislative organization description and representation analysis by Samuel A. Alito 4) The basis of legislative apportionment (inhabitants, citizens, registered voters, actual voters or other) by Lewis B. Thurston 5) The prevention of gerrymandering by Ernest C. Reock, Jr. 6) Unicameralism v. bicameralism by Neil A. McDonald 7) Retaining counties as legislative districts by Clive S. Cummis 8) Size of the legislative by Robert G. Smith 9) The use of congressional districts as legislative districts by Richard J. Connors 10) Allowable and desirable population deviations by Ernest C. Reock, Jr. 11) Methods for future reapportionment or redistricting by Vincent P. Biunn