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Vote disparity suit

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers working a vote disparity suit enter the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012. The top court said the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the 2010 upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality."

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Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.''

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Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.'' (Kyodo)