After an initial subset of proposed seats for Class A of the Humane National Committee were published for comment a few weeks ago, a first complete set of seats for Class A is now being published today for public comment. As per the final design of the general parameters HNC, Class A takes a geography-based approach like that used in the U.S. political system and by other U.S. political parties. The proposed seats for Class A are as follows:
- Seat 1. Alaska
- Seat 2. Hawaii and Pacific territories (e.g., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa)
- Seat 3: Washington state
- Seat 4: CA (SF Bay Area)
- Seat 5: CA (Eastern Mtns, Central Coast)
- Seat 6: CA (North of LA and LA proximity)
- Seat 7: CA (South of LA, San Diego)
- Seat 8: AZ, UT
- Seat 9: OR, NV, ID
- Seat 10: MT, WY
- Seat 11: CO, NM
- Seat 12: ND, SD, MN
- Seat 13: NE, KS, OK
- Seat 14: IA, MO, West IL
- Seat 15: AR, LA
- Seat 16: MS, AL
- Seat 17: TX (West, SA and Austin)
- Seat 18: TX (North and Dallas surround)
- Seat 19: TX (East and Houston Surround)
- Seat 20: WI, North MI, North IL
- Seat 21: Michigan
- Seat 22: Illinois
- Seat 23: Indiana, West OH
- Seat 24: Ohio
- Seat 25: KY, WV, West VA
- Seat 26: TN, North GA
- Seat 27: Georgia
- Seat 28: Florida (North and Central)
- Seat 29: Florida (South)
- Seat 30: Puerto Rico and other Atlantic territories
- Seat 31: SC, NC (South )
- Seat 32: NC
- Seat 33: Virginia
- Seat 34: NJ
- Seat 35: Pennsylvania
- Seat 36: NY (NYC)
- Seat 37: CT, RI, NY (adjacent districts)
- Seat 38: NY (remainder)
- Seat 39: MD, DE, DC
- Seat 40: MA, VT, NH, ME
- Seat 41: Laurentian and Acadean and Appalachian regions
- Seat 42: Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain
- Seat 43: Eastern Great Plains and Western Great Plains
- Seat 44: Madrean Warm Desert and North American Warm Desert
- Seat 45: Intermountain Basins and Rocky Mountains
- Seat 46: North American Pacific Maritime and Mediterranean California
- Seat 47: All of the continent of North America
- Seat 48: All of the planet Earth
As previously described, this structure has been designed according to a set of criteria that calls for attempting to reach (i) a roughly equal number of congressional districts represented in each seat, wherein (ii) the represented districts are, ideally, contiguous, (iii) similarly situated with respect to their relevant ecological and geographical features, and (iv) similarly situated with respect to their larger economic and political interests. A certain amount of deviation from these criteria–such as the number of congressional districts represented by the seat–is inevitable, particularly in addressing regions that are geographically unique within the U.S., such as Alaska. The public is invited to comment on these proposed seats during the next 30 days.
The Humane National Committee is the future governing body of the Humane Party, a political party in the United States of America.
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