HARRIS v. SHANAHAN

No. 43,289

191 Kan. 1 (1963)

378 P.2d 157

J.P. HARRIS, et al., Appellees, v. PAUL R. SHANAHAN, as Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 31, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Ferguson, Attorney General, of Topeka, and A.K. Stavely, Assistant Attorney General, of Topeka, argued the cause and were on the briefs for appellants.

W.Y. Chalfant, of Hutchinson, argued the cause, and H.R. Branine and C.E. Chalfant, of Hutchinson, were with him on the briefs for appellees.


Per Curiam:

This action was brought challenging the validity of existing apportionment acts relating to the state Senate (G.S. 1949, 4-102) and to the seats in multi-district counties of the House of Representatives (G.S. 1961 Supp., 4-103), in light of the 1961 census.

Over fifteen years have passed since the legislature has reapportioned the seats of the state Senate, but all the seats of the House of Representatives were reapportioned in 1961. Since...

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