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Title: Marilyn Carpenter v. Jay S. Hammond
Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
Release Date : January 22, 1983
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 80 KB

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This appeal involves a challenge to the 1981 Alaska legislative reapportionment plan promulgated by Governor Jay S. Hammond on July 24, 1981. Following a trial on this matter, the superior court entered a dismissal with prejudice in favor of the Governor and against Marilyn Carpenter, on all claims, except as to the adjustment of the boundary lines for Districts 25 and 26. On appeal, Carpenter raises two challenges to the superior courts decision. First, she argues that the methods used in identifying and excluding certain members of the military and dependents from the reapportionment population base violated the equal protection provisions of the United States Constitution and impermissibly reduced the voting strength of voters residing in districts where the military and their dependents were excluded. Second, she contends that the formation of House Election District 2 (Cordova-Inside Passage) violated Article VI, section 6 of the Alaska Constitution which requires that each new district created be formed of "contiguous and compact territory containing as nearly as practicable a relatively integrated socio-economic area."