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AL SB6
Bill
Status
7/17/2023
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
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AI Summary
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Redraws Alabama's seven U.S. Congressional districts following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan (June 8, 2023), replacing the districts last drawn in 2021.
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Adopts the "Smitherman Congressional Plan 1-2023" as the official congressional district map, incorporating boundary descriptions by census tracts, blocks, and counties.
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Requires the Legislature to post the adopted map and any alternative maps introduced by members on its public website for public viewing.
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Directs the Clerk of the House or Secretary of the Senate to transmit the certified map to the Secretary of State for certification and posting on the state's public website.
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Makes the new districts effective for the 2024 General Election and all subsequent elections until congressional districts are reapportioned following the 2030 decennial census.
Legislative Description
To amend Section 17-14-70, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the reapportionment and redistricting of the state's United States Congressional districts for the purpose of electing members at the General Election in 2024 and thereafter, until the release of the next federal census.
Congressional districts, redrawn
Last Action
Rejected by Senate Confirmations
7/18/2023