Jansen v. State Ex Rel. Downing

GOODWYN, Justice.

This case involves the validity of Act No. 154, appvd. Sept. 15, 1961, which was passed at the 1961 Special Session of the Legislature. The Act provides for the manner of nominating candidates for Congress in primary elections and electing congressmen in statewide general elections, subject to certain contingencies set forth in the Act. It has been referred to as the “9-8 Plan” and is a legislative design, in lieu of redistricting, for meeting the reduction in the number of Alabama congressmen from nine to eight.

The trial court declared the Act to be invalid and enjoined the…