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HB 553 Congressional and state legislative districts; criteria for General Assembly to observe in drawing.

Introduced by: J. Randall Minchew | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria for the General Assembly to observe in drawing districts, including respect for political boundaries, equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. The bill provides that the failure or inability to maintain strict conformance to these criteria in the drawing of any legislative or congressional district shall not be a basis for invalidating the plan establishing such district. If any legislative or congressional district is not drawn in conformance to the criteria, the bill requires that findings of fact shall be made in writing, outlining and explaining the points of nonconformance, and adopted concurrently with the adoption of the plan establishing such district.


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