Representative Burling v. Chandler

Daniel Webster once said, “[T]he right to choose a representative is every man’s portion of sovereign power.” Luther v. Borden, 48 U.S. (7 How.) 1, 30 (1849) (statement of counsel).

For the first time in the history of this State, the supreme court is required to scrutinize the process of apportioning the people’s right to vote in the election of representatives. That scrutiny has revealed significant anomalies, perpetuated for many years in the legislative redistricting process, which have undermined the principles of equality upon which the New Hampshire House of Representatives was founded.…