Harvey v. Clinton

Petitioner requests this court for a writ of mandamus compelling the respondents, as members of the Board of Apportionment (Board), to file their report of apportionment with the Secretary of State as required by Art. 8, § 4, of the Arkansas Constitution, as amended by Amendments 23 and 45 to the Constitution. Petitioner asserts the Board’s plan of apportionment was adopted on October 29, 1991, but never filed. Respondents answered, stating that the Board’s plan is under the jurisdiction of the federal court in Jeffers v. Clinton, 740 F. Supp. 585 (E.D. Ark. 1990), and petitioner is premature…