LWV of Northfield, MN.The LWV LWV abbr. League of Women Voters of Northfield, MN, labored for three years to improve redistricting redistricting: see legislative apportionment. in its county. The League remained steadfast, despite setbacks, and finally achieved success in 2004! In a nutshell nut·shell n. The shell enclosing the meat of a nut. Idiom: in a nutshell In a few words; concisely: Just give me the facts in a nutshell. Adv. 1. , the county board of commissioners selected a redistricting plan that was significantly unequal in population and refused to budge after the Northfield League had filed suit and the district court and appeals court had ruled against that board. So, the League filed its objection A formal attestation or declaration of disapproval concerning a specific point of law or procedure during the course of a trial; a statement indicating disagreement with a judge's ruling. to the board's obduracy. The district court then declared the board to be without authority to redistrict re·dis·trict tr.v. re·dis·trict·ed, re·dis·trict·ing, re·dis·tricts To divide again into districts, especially to give new boundaries to administrative or election districts. and appointed a new 5-member commission to do the job. After four weeks of intensive study, that new commission published its recommended plan. Result: not the ideal, but a fair and sensible plan that provided voting districts "as equal as possible," as required by statute, and the League's position on representative government now has a powerful and useful precedent in Minnesota case law! Contact: Hilary Ziols, LWV of Minnesota board member, past president of Northfield LWV and Redistricting Task Force chair; hziols@msn.com; 507-663-0320 |
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