HJR 0002 Summary

• Proposes amendment to Article 4, Section 5 of the Indiana Constitution regarding redistricting procedures
• Requires the General Assembly to establish legislative districts rather than apportion the number of senators and representatives among districts
• Mandates an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of members elected to each house to pass redistricting legislation
• Requires districts to be contiguous and apportioned according to population as revealed by the federal decennial census
• Must be agreed to by two consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of Indiana voters to take effect