Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Sonneborn v. Sylvester
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1965PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHallows, J.
The complaint alleges the operation of sec. 59.03 (2), Stats., specifying the composition of county boards of supervisors in all Wisconsin counties excepting Milwaukee and Menominee counties has resulted in large disparities in county-board representation. An exhibit attached to and made a part of the complaint sets forth on the basis of the 1960 census and county-board-composition figures these disparities in all counties in terms of population, number of supervisors, and percentages of the norm for each county. An overall average of the 70 counties shows the ratio of representation between…
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