Mellow v. Pizzingrilli

Opinion by

President Judge COLINS.

BACKGROUND

This matter is a challenge by 17 Democratic, state senators to an amendment to Article II, Section 17 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, adopted by the electorate of this Commonwealth at the Primary Election in May 2001.

Pursuant to Article II, Section 16 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the Commonwealth is divided into 50 senatorial and 203 representative districts for purposes of representation in the General Assembly. Following each Federal decennial census, these districts must be redrawn to ensure “compact and contiguous” districts “as equal in…