Despite massive population changes in the state from 1901 to 1961, the rural-dominated legislature refused to reapportion House and Senate seats based on population, as required by the state constitution to follow the results of decennial censuses.
dᵻspˈaɪt mˈæsɪv pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪnðə stˈeɪt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ðə ɹˈʊɹɹəldˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɹˌiːɐpˈoːɹʃən hˈaʊs ænd sˈɛnət sˈiːts bˈeɪst ˌɔn pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, æz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən tə fˈɑːloʊ ðə ɹɪzˈʌlts ʌv dᵻsˈɛnɪəl sˈɛnsuːsᵻz.