Legal Opinion
Town of Canaan v. Secretary of State
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 29, 2008No. 2008-391PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHicks, J.
The petitioners, who are various towns, legislators, candidates, voters and public officials, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Conboy, J.) denying their request to declare that the New Hampshire House of Representatives’ current apportionment of districts is unconstitutional and to enjoin the 2008 primary and general elections. We affirm.
The record supports the following relevant facts. New Hampshire’s legislative districts were twice reapportioned since the federal decennial census in 2000. This court reapportioned first in 2002. See Below v. Secretary of State, 148 N.H. 1, 3 (2002);…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- League of United Latin American Citizens v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- State v. MacElmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2006
- In re BelowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
- Representative Burling v. ChandlerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gilman v. LAKE SUNAPEE PROPERTIES, LLCSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2009
- In Re Opinion of JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011
- City of Manchester v. Secretary of StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2012
- Gilman v. LAKE SUNAPEE PROPERTIES, LLCSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2009