one man, one vote

one man, one vote
n. A 1964 decision in Reynolds v. Sims affirmed the principle (based on the Equal Protection Clause) that each legislative district should have, as closely as possible, the same number of voters.
See also apportionment.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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