...against discrimination." It was in that tradition that we said in Reynolds v. Sims, supra, at 555, "The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's...strike at the heart of representative government." This "right to choose, secured by the Constitution," United States v. Classic, 313 US 299, 315, is...

...And history has seen a continuing expansion of the scope of the right of suffrage in this country.28 The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's...strike at the heart of representative government. And the right of suffrage can be denied by a debasement or dilution of the weight of a citizen's vote...

...undemocratic >nr institutions it is working assiduously in favor of more democratic esentation. ?he right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a ocratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of esentative government."...

...AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION The Supreme Court has stated the proposition as succinctly as possible: "The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's...representative government." Reynolds v. Sims, 377 US 533 at 523 (1964). It is clear, however, that many improvements are still needed in the methods by which...

...constitutional rights to vote and to be POWELL v. McOORMAOK 597 Cite iHUM Md B77 (HMR) its fitness represented by the choice reflected by the voting...representative government." Reynolds v. Sims. 377 US 633, 666. 84 S.Ct. 1362. 1378, 12 L.Ed.2d 606 (1964) ; see Wesbcrry v. Sunders, 376 US 1, 13, 84 S.Ct....

...Court. 394 US the more populous counties of their proportionate share of representatives and senators. "The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's...strike at the heart of representative government. And the right of suffrage can be denied by a debasement or dilution of the weight of a citizen's vote...

...Also relevant, in this regard, is , the civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in 1957 and 1960. choice is of the essence of a democratic society,...strike at the heart of representative government. And the right of suffrage can be denied by a debasement or dilution of the weight of a citizen's vote...

...particularly suspect. Writing for the Court in Reynolds v. Sims, supra, Chief Justice Warren observed: 'The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's...strike at the heart of representative government.' But for residents of the District, the right to vote in congressional elections is not merely restricted...

...particularly suspect. Writing for the Court in Reynolds v. Sims, supra, Chief Justice Warren observed: 'The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's...strike at the heart of representative government.' But for residents of the District, the right to vote in congressional elections is not merely restricted...

...most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined." Westbury v. Sanders, 376 US 1 (1964). "The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative...