Court Opinion

ID: 9580376
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:04:30.215133+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:36:14.870999
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*44Brennan, J.
(concurring in affirmance). I concur in the result reached by the Court in this case. Por' myself, however, I voted to grant leave to appeal because of the unfortunate language of the Court of Appeals that the “district or territory affected” clearly means “political subdivision.” The unincorporated portion Of a township is not a political subdivision any more than would be the unincorporated portion of a county. The unincorporated portion of a township is a portion of a political subdivision. In my view, if the legislature determines that the electors of a part of a political subdivision are the only ones who should vote on a certain issue, and if that classification is constitutionally reasonable, that legislative determination should be upheld by this Court.