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NY A05047
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Jacobson
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AI Summary
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Redefines "population" for local government redistricting purposes to mean only residents, removing "citizens" and "registered voters" as alternative population bases
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Excludes incarcerated individuals from being counted as residents of the locality where a state correctional facility is located, instead counting them at their pre-incarceration residence
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Requires local government districting and redistricting plans to use the latest statistical information from an official enumeration conducted simultaneously for all residents
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Allows population data to be allocated to representation areas through extrapolation or other rational methods, but requires a detailed explanation to be attached as an appendix to any such plan
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Amends the municipal home rule law to ensure consistent population definitions across sections governing local legislative body representation
Legislative Description
Relates to the definition of "population" for purposes of providing substantially equal weight for the population of that local government in the allocation of representation in the local legislative body.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026