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2015 SESSION

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SJ 298 Constitutional amendment; apportionment, partisan balance.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); apportionment; partisan balance. Requires electoral districts to be drawn to reflect the voting patterns of the Commonwealth with, to the extent practicable, half of the districts more favorable than statewide totals to each of the two political parties most often receiving the most votes cast in statewide elections. The bill further requires, to the extent practicable, districts to be drawn so that the difference in votes between the top two candidates in recent statewide elections was within competitive margins.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/15  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103524D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/15  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103524D
• 01/20/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/15  Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
• 01/27/15  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/03/15  Senate: Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections
• 02/03/15  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N)