Wesberry v. Sanders, February 1964The Georgia court case of Wesberry v. Sanders significantly expanded the concept of "one man, one vote" and is most oftenlinked with the phrase. The court's ruling on Wesberry v. Sanders explicitly stated that Congressionaldistricts must be as equal in population as is practical. In the decision there was still no mention ofthe role of state legislative bodies, but the justices seemed to be headedtoward guidelines that would determine how state legislative boundaries were drawn.Reynolds v. Sims, June 15, 1964 (277 US 533)The Supreme Court handed down six decisions on June 15, 1964 and collectively they have come to be known by thename of one of these cases, Reynolds v. Sims, which originated in Alabama.The ruling in Reynolds v. Sims addressed four major issues that affected legislative reapportionment:both houses of a state legislature must beequally apportioned according to population;equal apportionment of legislative districtsmust be based as much a...
