Only a fraction of those bills passed and survived the scrutiny of the courts, but the new rules cover voters in 13 states, several quite populous, in time for next month's election.
Of which it's also the least populous, with eight times the land of Rhode Island but 60% fewer people.
For instance, if one city is 10 times as populous as another one, does it need 10 times as many gas stations?
Although Homeric Troy was described as a wealthy and populous city, by this time some scholars had come to accept the probability of a lesser Troy a relatively minor settlement, perhaps a princely seat.
They staked their reputations on bridging the chasm between the world's richest country and its most populous one at a time when far more modest strategic realignments seemed likely to upset the cold war balance of power.
By the end of the war, more than 450,000 soldiers, sailors, and militia had enlisted from New York State, which was the most populous state at the time.
For an IT department, this often involves managing data that's suddenly two or three times as populous (in terms of devices) and which goes through massive changes at 100 times the speed the staff has handled in the past.
The Spanish population increased rapidly, possibly to 25,000 by 1800, making New Mexico several times more populous than the colonies of Texas and California.
In Britain, six times as populous, only 90,000 have been bought.Not all the interest is favourable.
Eritrea is nearing war again with its neighbor, Ethiopia, which is 15 times as populous.
