Legal Opinion

City of Manchester v. Secretary of State

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided June 19, 2012No. 2012-338PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

These consolidated cases are before us on interlocutory transfer without ruling from the Superior Court (Brown, J.). See Sup. Ct. R. 9. The petitioners, New Hampshire voters and the towns and municipalities in which some of them live, seek a declaration that Laws 2012, chapter 9, the law redistricting the New Hampshire House of Representatives (the Plan), violates the State Constitution. We conclude that such a declaration is unwarranted.

I. Background

The Plan redistricts the House based upon the 2010 census. It was passed by the House on January 18, 2012, and by the Senate on March 7, 2012.…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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