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 Bill Status of SJRCA0080  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Matt Murphy and Chris Lauzen

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die
 
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 3 


Synopsis As Introduced
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. In the year following each Federal decennial census year, requires the State Board of Elections to designate its computer program by April 15 and to file the redistricting plan by June 1, which is presumed valid and has the force and effect of law. The computer program designated by the State Board of Elections must disregard specified data and must consider certain prioritized factors; the computer program shall otherwise produce districts in a random manner. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2011 and applies to members elected in 2012 and thereafter.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2008SenateFiled with Secretary
  2/14/2008SenateReferred to Rules
  3/10/2008SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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