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THIS PAPER IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE ARISEN UNDER THE USE OF THE BANZHAF INDEX FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK WEIGHTED VOTING IN MANY COUNTIES FOR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: DOMINATION BY A SMALL NUMBER OF UNITS; DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THE POWER INDEX; REDUNDANCY OF THE INDEX; ANOMALIES OF NOT APPLYING THE INDEX TO MULTIMEMBER SYSTEMS; THE MANY-SIDED ROLE OF A LEGISLATOR.