· 6/19/1995
Black Whale, Inc. v. Director, Division of Taxation
Citations
- 15 N.J. Tax 338
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- “[T]he Board ... is selected by popular election and performs general governmental functions. The principle of one person, one vote is therefore applicable.”
- “[T]he fact that a minority may regularly be overshadowed by its more populous neighbors under a proportional voting scheme is one characteristic of a representative democracy.”
- “Whether the present allocation of seats ... is a constitutionally permissible way of blending majority control with minority representation ... is one issue to be examined on remand.”
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