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ID HJR004

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

3/11/2020

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Constitution Section 2, Article III to fix the state Senate at 35 members, replacing the prior range of 30-35 members following the 2020 decennial census.

  • Amends Idaho Constitution Section 4, Article III to require the legislature be apportioned to exactly 35 legislative districts instead of the prior range of 30-35 districts.

  • Changes the reference point for apportionment from the 1990 census to the 2020 census and all subsequent decennial censuses.

  • Submits the proposed constitutional amendment to Idaho voters at the next general election with the ballot question asking whether to require 35 Senate members and 35 legislative districts.

  • Directs the Legislative Council to prepare required statements and the Secretary of State to publish the amendment and supporting arguments as required by law.

Legislative Description

Proposing an amendment to the Idaho Constitution to set the number of legislative districts at 35 and to set the number of state senators at 35.

LEGISLATURE

Last Action

Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:16 a.m. on March 10, 2020

3/11/2020

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/19/2020
State Affairs2/7/2020

Full Bill Text

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