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ID S1091

Bill

Status

Passed

4/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows registered voters, incorporated cities, and counties in Idaho to appeal congressional or legislative redistricting plans adopted by the Reapportionment Commission to the Idaho Supreme Court within time and manner prescribed by Supreme Court rules.

  • Requires the Reapportionment Commission to prepare, process, and transmit documents of its proceedings to the Supreme Court as provided by Supreme Court rule.

  • Permits registered voters, incorporated cities, and counties to challenge existing legislative apportionment plans based on new federal census data by filing a petition in the Supreme Court invoking its original jurisdiction.

  • Establishes October 1 of a year ending in one as the deadline for filing challenges to apportionment plans based on new federal census data.

Legislative Description

Adds to existing law to provide a process for challenge of an apportionment plan adopted by the Commission on Reapportionment; and to provide for rules of the Idaho Supreme Court governing such challenge.

APPORTIONMENT PLANS

Last Action

Signed by Governor on 04/03/15 Session Law Chapter 250 Effective: 07/01/2015

4/3/2015

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/3/2015
State Affairs2/16/2015
Judiciary and Rules2/13/2015

Full Bill Text

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