People Ex Rel. Engle v. Kerner

The 74th General Assembly, recently adjourned sine die, unfortunately failed in its task of senatorial reapportionment. It therefore becomes necessary for this court, pursuant to our retention of jurisdiction herein, (People ex rel. Engle v. Kerner, 32 Ill.2d 212) to frame such affirmative relief as is necessary to insure a constitutionally valid election of Illinois senators in 1966.

By our order of June 24, 1965, we directed the parties hereto to submit suggestions for a judicially constructed senatorial reapportionment plan. Pursuant thereto widely divergent proposals were filed.…