Loretta F. Johnson, Respondent v. the City of New York, Appellants, Impleaded With Others; In the Matter of…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that Chapter 43 of the New York City charter, which provides a proportional representation system for electing councilmen, does not violate Article II, § 1 of the State Constitution and therefore is constitutional. The court reversed the Kings County Special Term judgment that declared the chapter unconstitutional and affirmed the New York County Special Term decision, remanding the case for entry of the appropriate order.