HB 1170 Summary

• Establishes a five-member redistricting commission to draw congressional and legislative districts following the 2012 census, effective July 1, 2012.

• Four voting members appointed by January 15 of the redistricting year: one each by the House Speaker, House Minority Leader, Senate President Pro Tempore, and Senate Minority Leader (all must be General Assembly members); governor appoints a fifth nonvoting chair member.

• Requires three affirmative votes to adopt a plan and mandates the commission follow procedures and deadlines set by joint House-Senate rules.

• House plans must contain 100 districts, Senate plans 50 districts, and congressional plans match Indiana's allocation under federal law; districts must be contiguous, compact, based on population with no more than 1% deviation from ideal population, and minimize political subdivision divisions.

• References to redistricting authority in election code sections amended to cite the new IC 2-1.5 commission rather than previous IC 3-3 procedures.