Word: redistricted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Nashville's Mayor Ben West, referring to the fact that Tennessee's smallest county (pop. 3,454) has far greater voting power in the legislature than the second most populous one (pop. 399,743). Angered by the arrangement-and by the failure of the Tennessee legislature to redistrict since 1901-a group of Nashville citizens eight years ago started action that led to a major Supreme Court decision last week...
...politics in dozens of states. In 44 states, legislative districting systems permit less than 40% of the population to elect a majority of the legislature; in 13 states a third or less of the population can elect legislative majorities. Many state constitutions make no provision at all for redistricting (Vermont has not reapportioned its lower house since 1793), and 15 states have ignored constitutional requirements to redistrict periodically...
...whole series of similar suits in other states. In addition to Tennessee, 14 states have constitutional provisions for periodic re-apportionment and all have failed to act within the time set by their constitutions. And a number of other states will certainly face court challenges to redistrict; even some of the 21 states that did redistrict after the 1960 census may face legal accusations from city voters that theirs were only token efforts. Whether all such suits will succeed depends, of course, on circumstances and the letter of the constitution in each state...