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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided November 21, 1974Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTIONS: 1. Is redistricting of county commission districts mandatory upon receipt of the 1970 decennial census by the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County? 2. Is the current division of county commission districts of Brevard County "as nearly equal in population as practicable" as required under Art. VIII, s. 1(e), State Const.?

SUMMARY: Redistricting of county commission districts is mandatory as soon as possible upon receipt of the decennial census by the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County. If county commissioners decide after a de novo inquiry that the current…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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