Mellow v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
This case involves the redistricting of Pennsylvania’s seats in the United States House of Representatives. After the 1990 census was taken, the Clerk of the United States Congress informed the Pennsylvania Secretary of State that Pennsylvania was henceforth only entitled to have twenty-one (21) seats in the United States House of Representatives, a net loss of two (2) seats or districts. From early 1991 to the present, the Pennsylvania Legislature failed to enact a 21-district reapportionment plan. On January 28, 1992, the first day for circulating…
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