A Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the vote weight disparity in last October's lower house election was constitutional, dismissing the last lawsuit among a group of 16 similar lawsuits filed nationwide.The decision by the Hiroshima High Court paves the way for the Supreme Court to make a final determination on the 2.08-fold weight disparity between the most and least populated single-seat constituencies in the Oct. 31 House of Representatives election.The plaintiffs are seeking to nullify the lower house election for a redo, and to change the voter weight disparity to make it more e…READ FULL ARTICLE
