Further, the court ruled that both houses of bicameral state legislatures had to be apportioned by population, as there was no constitutional basis for states to have geographically based systems.
fˈɜːðɚ, ðə kˈoːɹt ɹˈuːld ðæt bˈoʊθ hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv baɪkˈæmɹəl stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚz hædtə biː ɐpˈoːɹʃənd baɪ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, æz ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl bˈeɪsɪs fɔːɹ stˈeɪts tə hæv dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkli bˈeɪst sˈɪstəmz.