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HJ650

Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established (first reference).

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Ken Plum (D)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Virginia Redistricting Commission.

Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission to redraw congressional and General Assembly district boundaries after each decennial census. Appointments to the 13-member Commission are to be made as follows: two each by the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the minority leader in each house, and the state chairman of each of the two political parties receiving the most votes in the prior gubernatorial election. The 12 partisan members then select the thirteenth member by a majority vote or, if they cannot agree on a selection, certify the two names receiving the most votes to the Supreme Court of Virginia, which will name the thirteenth member. The standards to govern redistricting plans include the current constitutional standards on population equality, compactness, and contiguity and additional standards to minimize splits of localities and to prohibit consideration of incumbency and political data. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101872D
  • 01/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/12/2019 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #4
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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