Bingham County v. Idaho Commission for Reapportionment

SCHROEDER, Justice.

This is the second challenge to the Idaho Commission on Reapportionment’s proposed redistricting plan. This Court previously voided the first plan on the basis that the 10.69% deviation in representation between districts, without justification, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Issues present in this case are whether the plan submitted by the Commission in response is unconstitutional under both state and federal constitutions, as well as in violation of several Idaho statutes.

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