# Invasion and Elections

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 29, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366 "2007-08-29T14:28:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366/21 "2007-08-30T01:47:36Z")

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[QUOTE=SuaSponte]

I do not believe the concept of quorum applies to Congressional elections.  
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But don’t you need a certain number of people to create a district in the first place? If there are only 10 people, can you have a district?

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366/22 "2007-08-30T02:01:55Z")

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[QUOTE=toadspittle]  
But don’t you need a certain number of people to create a district in the first place? If there are only 10 people, can you have a district?  
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Unless Congress recognizes the Dystopians annexation of the California 1st CD all of the people living there would still count for apportionment purposes. Unlike some other nations there is no minimum voter participation for an election to be valid in the US (indeed given American voter apathy such a policy would be a diaster).

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**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366/23 "2007-08-30T05:05:19Z")

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[QUOTE=alphaboi867]  
Unless Congress recognizes the Dystopians annexation of the California 1st CD all of the people living there would still count for apportionment purposes. Unlike some other nations there is no minimum voter participation for an election to be valid in the US (indeed given American voter apathy such a policy would be a diaster).  
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Good point. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366/24 "2007-08-30T09:36:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Quartz]  
I wonder if he has in mind a Mexican take-over of one of the southern states?  
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How could we tell?

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**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-and-elections/417366/25 "2007-08-30T12:28:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Quartz]  
I wonder if he has in mind a Mexican take-over of one of the southern states?  
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No, I just don’t trust the evil Dystopians. There coming for us, I tell yas.

Sua

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