This sounds like the flawed math of a salesman trying to sell an angle or idea.
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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How did this make sense in 1836?
Probably some corrupt politicians thought it was a good idea. If I were a corrupt politician I'd suggest this so I could stuff the ballot box and then have the extras thrown out and that could be enough to change the election.
It didn't. Its dumb and is a rule that should be outright ignored for being so stupid.