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NY S08790
Bill
Status
7/16/2020
Primary Sponsor
Zellnor Myrie
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to section 4 of article 3 requiring incarcerated individuals be counted at their permanent home addresses rather than at correctional facilities for redistricting purposes.
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Mandates that data re-enumerating incarcerated persons to their permanent home addresses be provided to the redistricting commission by September 1st of any year ending in one.
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Requires prison populations to be subtracted from places of incarceration when drawing state senate and assembly districts.
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Directs the amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election and published for 3 months before that election, consistent with constitutional amendment procedures.
Legislative Description
Provides that in drawing districts, prison populations shall be subtracted from the places of incarceration and incarcerated individuals shall be re-allocated, where possible, to such incarcerated individual's permanent home address; makes related provisions.
Last Action
TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
7/21/2020