BALL v. JAMES

No. 79-1740.

451 U.S. 355 (1981)

BALL ET AL. v. JAMES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex E. Lee argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Jon L. Kyl and Neil Vincent Wake.

Bruce Meyerson argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Amy J. Gittler.*


JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal concerns the constitutionality of the system for electing the directors of a large water reclamation district in Arizona, a system which, in essence, limits voting eligibility to landowners and apportions voting power according to the amount of land a voter owns. The case requires us to consider whether the peculiarly narrow function of this local governmental...

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