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In Re the Legislative Districting of General Assembly

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 10, 1970No. 53764PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MASON, Justice.

This is an original proceeding before this court to review the constitutionality of the apportionment of Iowa’s legislature under chapter 89, Acts of the Sixty-third General Assembly. This chapter, referred to in the record as House File 781, apportions the Senate and House of Representatives membership of the General Assembly for the 1970 elections.

Article III, section 34, of the Iowa Constitution,- as amended November 5, 1968, provides:

“The senate shall be composed of not more than fifty (50) and the house of representatives of not more than one hundred (100) members.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Kirkpatrick v. PreislerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Roman v. SincockSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Legislative Districting of General AssemblySupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  2. Adams v. Fort Madison Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  3. Castorena v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  4. Noun v. TurnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  5. Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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