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=== Legal Application[edit | edit source] ===

The Equal Vote Criterion is directly related to the concept of an Equally Weighted Vote and the concept of One Person, One Vote. In 1964, Wesberry v. Sanders, The U.S. Supreme Court declared that equality of voting - [[one person, one vote]] - means that '''"the''' '''weight and worth of the citizens' votes as nearly as is practicable must be the same."'''

The Equal Vote Criterion is directly related to the concept of an Equally Weighted Vote and the concept of One Person, One Vote. In 1964, Wesberry v. Sanders, The U.S. Supreme Court declared that equality of voting - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_man,_one_vote#:~:text=One%20man%2C%20one%20vote%20(or,have%20equal%20representation%20in%20voting.&text=The%20British%20trade%20unionist%20George,in%20political%20pamphlets%20in%201880. one person, one vote] - means that '''"the''' '''weight and worth of the citizens' votes as nearly as is practicable must be the same."'''

The 1964, Wesberry v. Sanders case cited above addressed Gerrymandering. In the case of district lines it's impossible to ensure that elections will not favor one faction or the other over time as populations grow and change, but it is "practicable" to prevent and mitigate this phenomena. However in the case of vote-splitting and the Electoral Collage achieving a perfectly Equally Weighted Vote is fully possible.