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Re-Redistricting in Texas and Colorado: Questions of Process and Impact
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Again, the two dissenting justices took exception to the majority's interpretation of
these provisions of the state constitution.
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Recall that a federal court challenge to the Colorado General Assembly's 2003
redistricting plan was stayed in the wake of the state Supreme Court's decision in Salazar v. Davidson on the grounds that the federal constitutional questions had been decided.
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Both courts ruling on the legal of second redistricting plans recognized this as a central
issue. The U.S. District Court in Texas characterized the plaintiffs' claim against mid-decade redistricting "[p]erhaps the most compelling argument" (Session v. Perry) while the Colorado Supreme Court term this "[t]he critical question" (Salazar v. Davidson, 1237.
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Session v. Perry.
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Salazar v. Davidson, 1235 (emphasis added).
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David Butler and Bruce Cain, Congressional Redistricting: Comparative and
Theoretical Perspectives (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), p. 2.
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Butler and Cain, Congressional Redistricting, p. 1.
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| | Authors: King, James., Engstrom, Richard. and Riddlesperger, James. |
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64
Again, the two dissenting justices took exception to the majority's interpretation of
these provisions of the state constitution.
65
Recall that a federal court challenge to the Colorado General Assembly's 2003
redistricting plan was stayed in the wake of the state Supreme Court's decision in Salazar v.
Davidson on the grounds that the federal constitutional questions had been decided.
66
Both courts ruling on the legal of second redistricting plans recognized this as a central
issue. The U.S. District Court in Texas characterized the plaintiffs' claim against mid-decade
redistricting "[p]erhaps the most compelling argument" (Session v. Perry) while the Colorado
Supreme Court term this "[t]he critical question" (Salazar v. Davidson, 1237.
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Session v. Perry.
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Salazar v. Davidson, 1235 (emphasis added).
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David Butler and Bruce Cain, Congressional Redistricting: Comparative and
Theoretical Perspectives (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), p. 2.
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Butler and Cain, Congressional Redistricting, p. 1.
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