Donovan v. Holzman

This case brings before this court the question of the constitutionality of “An Act to apportion the State of Illinois into senatorial and representative districts and to repeal an Act herein named,” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 46, pars. 158 — 1 to 158 — 8, inclusive,) commonly referred to as the Reapportionment Act.

The plaintiff filed his complaint for declaratory judgment against defendants as members of the Board of Election Commissioners of the city of Chicago seeking a determination that the Reapportionment Act was in violation of sections 6, 7, and 8 of article IV of the Illinois…