Gray v. Sanders
Gray v. Sanders, 372 U.S. 368 (1963), was a Supreme Court of the United States case dealing with equal representation in regard to the American election system and formulated the famous "one person, one vote" standard applied in this case for "counting votes in a Democratic primary election for the nomination of a United States Senator and statewide officers — which was practically equivalent to election."
| Gray v. Sanders | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued January 17, 1963 Decided March 18, 1963 | |
| Full case name | Gray, Chairman of the Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee, et al. v. Sanders |
| Citations | 372 U.S. 368 (more) 83 S. Ct. 801; 9 L. Ed. 2d 821; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1944 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. |
| Subsequent | 203 F. Supp. 158 (N.D. Ga. 1962), judgment vacated and case remanded. |
| Holding | |
| State elections must adhere to the "one person, one vote" principle. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas, joined by Warren, Black, Clark, Brennan, Stewart, White, Goldberg |
| Concurrence | Stewart, joined by Clark |
| Dissent | Harlan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
| Colegrove v. Green, 328 U.S. 549 (1946) | |
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