SB742 Summary

• Establishes boundaries for Arkansas's four U.S. Congressional Districts by amending Arkansas Code §§ 7-2-102 through 7-2-105

• First Congressional District comprises 30 counties plus specific voting districts from Jefferson and Searcy Counties

• Second Congressional District includes Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, and White counties plus specific Pulaski County precincts

• Third Congressional District includes Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Pope, Sebastian, and Washington counties plus portions of Crawford, Newton, Searcy, and Sebastian Counties

• Fourth Congressional District includes 31 counties plus specific voting precincts from Crawford (now Pulaski), Jefferson, Newton, and Sebastian Counties

• Declares an emergency effective immediately upon Governor approval or expiration of veto period, citing delayed federal census data and need for timely candidate filing and elections