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GA SR969
Resolution
Status
Introduced
6/16/2020
Primary Sponsor
Nikema Williams
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AI Summary
- Proposes an amendment to Article III, Section II of the Georgia Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to establish by general law an independent commission for redistricting state congressional, state House, and state Senate districts
- Retains existing constitutional language requiring the General Assembly to apportion Senate and House districts using contiguous territory after each U.S. decennial census
- Adds permissive (not mandatory) authority, allowing but not requiring the legislature to delegate redistricting to an independent commission
- Requires the proposed amendment to be submitted to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection on the ballot
- Sponsored by Senators Williams (39th), Jordan (6th), Jones II (22nd), Parent (42nd), Harrell (40th), and others during the 2020 legislative session
Legislative Description
General Assembly; redistricting of the state congressional and state House and Senate districts by an independent commission; provide -CA
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
6/17/2020
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