Congressional Redistricting Decisions, 2011

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1 Congressional Redistricting Decisions, 0 tate Jurisdiction Process Who is now in the Congressional delegation Anticipated number of Congressional districts (net gain from 000) Census Alabama... Alaska... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Connecticut... Delaware... Florida... eorgia... awaii... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... ouisiana... Arizona Redistricting Commission egislature Appointed Commission Bipartisan egislature Appointed Commission egislative ervices Agency Arizona Redistricting Commission redraws the map, needs no further authorization. Map drafted by legislature appointed commission then submitted to state legislature to vote. Map drafted by legislature appointed commission then agreed upon by two-thirds vote of the commission within 90 days. egislative ervices Agency draws districts, then voted by state legislature, must be signed by governor (+0) 9 (+) 4 (+0) 53 (+0) 7 (+0) 5 (+0) 7 (+) 4 (+) 8 (-) 9 (+0) 4 (-) 4 (+0) 6 (+0) 6 (-)

2 Congressional Redistricting Decisions, 0 (cont.) tate Jurisdiction Process Who is now in the Congressional delegation Anticipated number of Congressional districts (net gain from 000) Census Maine... Maryland... Massachusetts... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana... Nebraska... Nevada... New ampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Advisory Apportionment Commission Districting and Apportionment Commission New Jersey Redistricting Commission Plan created by advisory apportionment commission, must be approved by state legislature within 30 days or else sent to state upreme Court. Five-member bipartisan commission creates plan, must be approved within 90 days by state legislature. 3-member bipartisan commission creates plan; must be finished by third Tuesday of the second year of the redistricting cycle, if not, top two plans sent to state upreme Court to decide (+0) 9 (-) 4 (-) 8 (+0) 4 (+0) 8 (-) 3 (+0) 4 (+) (-) 3 (+0) 7 (-) 3 (+0) 6 (-) 5 (+0)

3 Congressional Redistricting Decisions, 0 (cont.) tate Jurisdiction Process Who is now in the Congressional delegation Anticipated number of Congressional districts (net gain from 000) Census Oregon... Pennsylvania... Rhode Island... outh Carolina... outh Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Vermont... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming... Washington tate Redistricting Commission Five-member bipartisan commission creates plan, at least three must approve plan; can be amended by state legislature with two-thirds vote (+0) 8 (-) 7 (+) 9 (+0) 36 (+4) 4 (+) 0 (+) 3 (+0) 8 (+0) From Election Data ervices survey Key: ouse enate egislature overnor Bipartisan Committee n Democrat n Republican n Independent n Election not decided n Chamber split n TBD by legislature or courts n Nonpartisan

4 tate Redistricting Decisions, 0 tate Jurisdiction Process Political Makeup of tate egislature Alabama... Alaska... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Connecticut... Delaware... Florida... eorgia... awaii... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Arizona Redistricting Commission * egislature Appointed Commission Bipartisan egislature Appointed Commission Plan created by committee, then voted on by the whole state legislature, must be signed by governor. Five-member board comprised of non government workers releases multiple plans within 30 days to the public. The final plan is selected by majority vote within 90 days of public release. Five-member, non-governmental commission redraws the map, submits it for public comment for 30 days, revises it and then it needs no further authorization. Three-person board consisting of the governor, secretary of state and the attorney general develop a redistricting plan. A 4-member government commission, chosen independently and at random, redraw the map which is subject to referendum and lawsuits taken to the California upreme Court. An -member commission comprised of no more than six members of the majority party develop a plan within 30 days of the release of the Census. Plan is then sent to the Colorado upreme Court for approval. Bipartisan committee develops plan. The plan must pass the eneral Assembly by ept. 5, 0. If not, the governor creates a commission by Nov. 30. Each caucus creates a plan. The legislature votes on the plan and it must be signed by governor. Plan is created by the state legislature. If not finished by session s end, a special 30-day session will follow. In a last resort, the Florida upreme Court will create redistricting plan. Plan created by committees from ouse and enate, then legislature votes on it. Plan must be signed by the governor. Planning begins the summer after the release of Census data. Members of the commission cannot hold public office. They must draw a map within 50 days of creation and submit it to the chief election officer who then publishes it for public comment. After a public hearing it becomes law. Map drafted by commission. Plan passes with two-thirds vote of the commission within 90 days of its creation. egislature develops a plan. If it fails to pass, a redistricting commission is created with a chairperson selected at random. The legislature develops a plan. If the plan fails to pass, a redistricting commission is created with a member appointed by the governor. If that plan fails, the governor calls for a special session to reconcile the issue. A DC RC

5 tate Redistricting Decisions, 0 (cont.) tate Jurisdiction Process Political Makeup of tate egislature Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... ouisiana... Maine... Maryland... Massachusetts... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana... Nebraska... egislative ervices Agency Advisory Apportionment Commission Districting and Apportionment Commission The egislative ervices Agency draws districts, and the legislature votes on the plan. It must pass within seven days or the plan must be redrawn. If it fails three times, the third is amended and becomes law. A plan is voted on by the state legislature. It must be signed by governor and further approved by state supreme court. A plan is created by committees from ouse and enate, then voted on by the legislature. It must be signed by governor. Committees from ouse and enate plan their own redistricting, each must be signed by the governor. If plan fails, the ouisiana upreme Court votes. Advisory Apportionment Commission creates a plan, which must be approved by the legislature within 30 days or is sent to the state supreme court. The governor creates a plan that is presented to the legislature. The legislature either adopts it or has 45 days to propose its own plan. If it cannot pass its own, the governor s plan becomes law. Plan is created and voted on by the legislature. The plan must be signed by the governor. Process begins the first January after Census release. Plan is created by state legislature, but if it isn t finished by Nov., authority is sent to Michigan upreme Court. overnor has no veto power. Plan created by bicameral committee, then voted on by the legislature. Must be signed by the governor. The legislature develops a plan, votes and it must be approved by the governor. If it fails to pass, a redistricting commission is created. Any plan the commission approves becomes law. ouse and enate each create 8-person committees that must pass a plan with 3 votes within six months. If not, the plan is deferred to Missouri upreme Court. It has 90 days to make its own plan. Five-member bipartisan commission creates a plan, which is sent to the legislature for recommendations. After, the commission gets 30 days to finalize the plan without legislative or gubernatorial approval. Vote by legislature, must be signed by governor. NP Nevada... New ampshire... New Jersey... New Jersey Redistricting Commission Plan created by separate ouse and enate committees, each plan must be signed by the governor. Plan created by committees from ouse and enate, then voted on by the whole legislature. It must be signed by the governor. A 0-member committee draws up a plan within one month of receiving the official Census or Feb. of the following year, whichever is later. If it fails to meet the deadline, an th tiebreaking commission member is appointed by the New Jersey upreme Court.

6 tate Redistricting Decisions, 0 (cont.) tate Jurisdiction Process Political Makeup of tate egislature New Mexico... Created by the legislature, it must be signed by the governor. New York... North Carolina... The egislative Task Force analyzes the Census data and holds public hearings. It cannot create a plan, but advises the legislature. ubject to gubernatorial A plan is created by the legislature and the governor holds no veto power. North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon... Pennsylvania... Rhode Island... outh Carolina... outh Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Vermont... Virginia... Temporary bipartisan committees from both houses create separate plans, and each must be signed by the governor. A five-member board consisting of the the governor, secretary of state, state auditor and two legislators one appointed by the speaker of the ouse and the enate leader of one party, and the other appointed jointly by the ouse and enate leaders of the other party create a redistricting plan. tate legislature and governor create a plan. If it fails to pass within a certain deadline, a three-person committee creates its own plan. tate legislature develops a plan. If it can t pass or gets vetoed, the secretary of state creates a plan subject to Oregon upreme Court approval. A commission with two legislators of each party vote on a fifth nonlegislator chairman. They draw up a plan within 90 days. The legislature has 30 days to accept or amend if brought to the Pennsylvania upreme Court. A plan is created by a 6-person citizen/legislator commission and voted on by legislature. It must be signed by governor. Committees from ouse and enate plan redistricting, and each must be signed by the governor egislature creates a plan, subject to gubernatorial If the legislature fails to redistrict by December 00, the state supreme court gets 90 days to create its own plan. Planning led by majority and minority leaders in the ouse and enate, and then voted on by legislature. It must be signed by the governor. If the legislature cannot come up with a plan or it gets vetoed, the egislative Redistricting Board takes over. A plan is created by a committee, and the legislature votes on it. Plan must be signed by the governor. tate legislature creates a plan with the advice of the legislative apportionment board which is comprised of private citizens. If it cannot pass the plan before the deadline, the supreme court takes over. A plan is created by a subcommittee. The legislature votes on the plan, and it must be signed by the governor. The legislature has until the end of the 0 ession. A R R D D

7 tate Redistricting Decisions, 0 (cont.) tate Jurisdiction Process Political Makeup of tate egislature Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming... Washington tate Redistricting Commission A five-member bipartisan commission creates the plan, and at least three must approve the plan. It can be amended by the legislature with a two-thirds vote. A enate select committee redraws districts, then the plan is voted on by the legislature. It must be signed by the governor. The plan is created by a committee, then voted on by the legislature. It must be signed by the governor. The plan is created by a committee, then voted on by the legislature. It must be signed by the governor. * Redistricting question passed to change process for 0 Key: ouse enate egislature/egislator overnor D Democratic egislator R Republican egislator DC Democratic Caucus RC Republican Caucus A tate Auditor ecretary of tate A Attorney eneral NP Nonpartisan Bipartisan committee n Democrat n Republican n Independent n Election not decided n Chamber split n TBD by legislature or courts n Nonpartisan