Legal Opinion
Hickel v. Southeast Conference
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1993No. S-5093, S-5106, S-5154 and S-5156PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
At issue in this petition for review is the validity of the 1991 Proclamation of Reapportionment and Redistricting Plan (plan) issued by Governor Walter J. Hickel.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Under the Alaska Constitution, the governor has the power and duty to reapportion the state legislature every ten years. Alaska Const, art. VI, § 3; Wade v. Nolan, 414 P.2d 689, 700 (Alaska 1966). In December 1990, Governor Hickel appointed a five member advisory reapportionment board (Board), as is required by article VI, section 8 of the Alaska Constitution. The Board was…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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