Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Bartlett
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided August 28, 2009No. 455PA06-2PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice.
Wake County voters are divided into four districts for purposes of exercising their constitutional right to elect superior court judges. However, the General Assembly gives residents in Superior Court District 10C approximately one-fifth, or only 20%, of the voting power of residents in Superior Court District 10A. Likewise, residents of Superior Court Districts 10B and 10D have approximately one-fourth, or 25% of the voting power of residents in Superior Court District 10A.
In this case we consider whether the Equal Protection Clause of the North Carolina Constitution applies…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Clark v. JeterSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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