HB4962 Summary

• Amends county board apportionment requirements to specify that districts shall be "substantially" equal in population, and adds requirement that precincts not be divided between districts except when practicable.

• Allows county board chairman or county executive to develop and present apportionment plans by the third Wednesday in May following a federal decennial census, with the county board required to hold a public hearing on the plan within 6-21 days before enacting their own plan.

• Authorizes county boards in first and second class counties to impose an additional $2 charge on certified copies of vital records to fund technology development and maintenance in the county clerk's office.

• Requires county boards to establish a special fund for deposit of the additional vital records charge, with funds used exclusively for equipment, materials, and expenses related to document storage systems.