Best to let the court speak for itself... from Judge Tunheim's decision:
Plaintiffs allege, and defendants do not dispute, that the “ideal ward population” is 29,432 people (i.e., 382,618 people divided by 13 municipal wards).
Based on this number, plaintiffs claim that old [existing] wards 2, 4, and 6 are underrepresented because, based on the 2000 census, they now contain more than the ideal number of residents, 3 while old wards 1, 11, 12, and 13 are overrepresented because they now have fewer than the ideal number of residents. 4
Plaintiffs also allege that new wards 3 and 8 “currently have no resident City Council member.” Finally, plaintiffs claim that Chapter 1, § 3(F) of the Charter, which provides that City Council members “may complete the term for which they are elected . . . notwithstanding changes in Ward boundaries,” is unconstitutional.
... Plaintiffs ask the Court to order the City of Minneapolis to hold new elections for City Council based on the new boundaries within a short time.
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