...are elected by votes, not farms, or cities, or economic interests . . . [Accordingly] we hold . . . seats in both houses of a bicameral state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis." And, more than this, the new rules were placed in effect, not with deliberate speed, but with precise...

...decision. Speaking for the majority in Reynolds v. Sims, then-Chief Justice Earl Warren said, in part, "Simply stated, an individual's right to vote for...unconstitutionally impaired when its weight is, in some substantial fashion, diluted when compared with votes of citizens living in other parts of the...

...(emphasis supplied). -21The Court in Reynolds v. Sims further defined the "one person, one vote" rule: We hold that, as a basic constitutional standard,...legislature must be apportioned on a population basis. Id. at 568 (emphasis supplied) . "Population is, of necessity, the starting point for consideration...

...Equal Protection Clause," wrote Chief Justice Warren in the ground-breaking case of Reynolds v. Sims, "requires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral...state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis."118 "2Baker, 369 US at 226. See also id. at 254 (Clark, J., concurring) ('Tennessee's apportionment...

..."Legislators arc elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests." It follows, Warren said, that "the Equal Protection Clause requires that the seats...state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis."61 Legislative districts must represent substantially equal populations, which means that the...

...two times, or five times, or ten times the weight of votes of citizens in another part of the state. Seats in both houses of a Bicameral State Legislature must be apportioned on a population basis. (However, this does not appear to be necessary for the United States Senate, where all states, both...

...result of his place of residence was as discriminating as if it had been done on the basis of race. We hold that, as a basic constitutional standard, the Equal Protection Clause requires that seats in both houses of a bicameral state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis. Simply...

...status." The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause, Warren concluded, required "that the seats of both houses of a bicameral state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis." Warren's opinion dismissed arguments that the states bore an analogous relationship to the federal...

...districts having the same number of representatives. In a lengthy opinion, the Court agreed, concluding that "as a basic constitutional standard, the Equal...legislature must be apportioned on a population basis.* The Court added, however, that this was to be done only as far as practicality allows; "[mlathematical...

...districts having the same number of representatives. In a lengthy opinion, the Court agreed, concluding that "as a basic constitutional standard, the Equal...state legislature must be apportioned on a population 191 basis." ' The Court added, however, that this was to be done only as far as practicality allows:...