Legal Opinion
Public Integrity Alliance, Inc. v. City of Tucson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 10, 2015No. 15-16142PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KOZINSKI; Dissent by Judge TALLMAN.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider the constitutionality of Tucson’s unusual system for electing members of its city council.
FACTS
Tucson’s elections are ordinary in many ways. The city is divided into six wards of approximately equal population, and each ward is allotted one seat on the city council. A candidate for city council must run for the seat in the ward where he resides. See Tucson City Charter ch. Ill, § 1; ch. XVI, §§ 5, 8, 9. From there, things take an odd turn.
In some American cities, council seats are filled at large,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ashley Hunt Greenwood v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Evans v. CornmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dusch v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Public Integrity Alliance, Inc. v. City of TucsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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- Navajo Nation v. San Juan CountyDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2015