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IN SJR0012
Joint Resolution
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michael Delph
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AI Summary
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Amends Article 4, Section 5 of the Indiana Constitution to require the General Assembly to establish an independent commission responsible for drawing congressional and legislative districts
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Removes the current constitutional provision allowing the legislature itself to apportion districts, transferring that authority to the new commission
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Districts must be drawn based on population data from the most recent federal decennial census and other criteria to be established by law
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Requires all district territory to be contiguous
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As a constitutional amendment, must be approved by two consecutive General Assemblies and then ratified by a majority of Indiana voters to take effect
Legislative Description
Requires the general assembly to establish a commission to draw congressional and legislative districts. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/3/2018