Republican (nationalist) President Abraham Lincoln, of the united States—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Apportionment Act of 1862, requiring States to elect their Representatives by winner-take-all districts.
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References:
Apportionment Act of 1862, 12 Public Statutes at Large 572 (1862).