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BONNEVILLE COUNTY v. YSURSA

No. 30236.

129 P.3d 1213 (2005)

142 Idaho 464

In the Matter of the Petition for Alternative Writ of Prohibition Challenging the Idaho Legislative Reapportionment Plan of 2002 (Plan L 97) and for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. BONNEVILLE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Idaho, by the Board of Bonneville County Commissioners, Roger Christensen, Dave Radford, and Lee Staker, et al., Petitioners, v. Ben T. YSURSA, Secretary of State, State of Idaho, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, November 2005 Term.

December 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Runft & Steele Law Offices, Boise, for petitioners. John L. Runft argued.

Honorable Lawrence Wasden, Idaho Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Brian P. Kane argued.

JONES, Justice.

In our Republic, representation in state government is governed by the principle of one person, one vote. This means that the districts from which state representatives are elected must be roughly equal in population. It also means that districts cannot be drawn so that they effectively dilute the right to vote. Our state constitution and statutes place other restrictions on the drawing of legislative districts, as well. Since 1994, the task of drawing...

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