Legal Opinion · Dissent

Bizzell v. White

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 21, 1982No. 81-159Published

1DissentJohn I. Purtle, Justice

I disagree with the majority opinion in this case. The complaint in this case challenged the composition of Senate District No. 7 as being violative of the Arkansas Constitution. They alleged the district was neither compact nor contiguous and intentionally isolated and caused to be ineffective the voting strength of those citizens in three designated townships in District No. 7. They further alleged the district was drawn in an arbitrary and abusive manner by the Board of Apportionment. These allegations are acts prohibited by the Board of Apportionment. Certainly, there is no logical or…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Smith v. Board of ApportionmentSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951

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