Legal Opinion
Bonneville County Ex Rel. Board of Bonneville County Commissioners v. Ysursa
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 2005No. 30236PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
In our Republic, representation in state government is governed by the principle of one person, one vote. This means that the districts from which state representatives are elected must be roughly equal in population. It also means that districts cannot be drawn so that they effectively dilute the right to vote. Our state constitution and statutes place other restrictions on the drawing of legislative districts, as well. Since 1994, the task of drawing legislative districts has been delegated to the state Commission for Reapportionment. After two of its plans were deemed…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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