State Ex Rel. Jones v. Lockhart

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• concluding that the “people oí this state” could not have been acting “unreasonably” after finding that the provisions in question “both relate to, and are germane to, one general subject”
• noting that constitutional provisions must be analyzed by “the whole of the provision and its relation to other parts of the Constitution”
• noting that “no constitutional provision is to be construed piece-meal, and regard must be had to the whole of the provision and its relation to other parts of the Constitution”
• determining that the word “elected” refers to the regular election process
• determining that the word \elected\ refers to the regular election process
• upholding an initiative that would both increase the number of senators representing each county and change the representation and apportionment in the house of representatives

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