Legal Opinion
In Re the Attorney General, Stephan
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 4, 1979No. 50,905PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schroeder, C.J.:
This is an original action pursuant to article 10, section 1(h) of the Constitution of the State of Kansas to determine the validity of 1979 Senate Bill No. 220, reapportioning the state senatorial districts. For the reasons stated, this legislative enactment is held to be valid.
At the general election held on August 6, 1974, the qualified electors of Kansas adopted article 10 of the Kansas Constitution on apportionment of the legislature. The portion of article 10 of the Kansas Constitution material to our decision herein now reads:
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harris v. ShanahanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Substitute for House Bill No. 2492Supreme Court of Kansas · 1989
- In re StephanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
- In Re the Attorney General, StephanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
- In re StovallSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
- Bacon v. CarlinDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1983
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