definition, is not compatible with monotonicity and Harequota properties, two standard requirements of apportionment rules. We … lexicographically minimized. This apportionment rule is a welldefined allocation mechanism compatible with and derived from the … recommendation of the Venice Commission. Finally, we compare this apportionment rule with mainstream mechanisms using real data from …

possibilities. Apportionment and districting are two critical issues that emerge in relation to democratic elections. Theoreticians … unique best method in either cases. Using data from Norway and the US we rank the standard methods both for the apportionment … and for the districting problem. In case of apportionment, we find that all the classical methods perform reasonably well …