Legal Opinion
McNeil v. Legislative Apportionment Commission
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 31, 2003PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
No redistricting plan adopted in New Jersey since the inception of the “one person, one vote” doctrine in 1964 has conformed with our State Constitution’s political boundary requirement for the State’s two largest municipalities. Since that time, Newark and Jersey City have been divided into at least three districts each. The issue raised in this appeal is whether the New Jersey Constitution’s political boundary requirement now can be validly enforced with respect to Newark and Jersey City. We conclude that it may not without violating the…
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