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Bill Status of HJRCA0039 95th General Assembly

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Short Description: CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING

House Sponsors
Rep. Suzanne Bassi

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
5/4/2008	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46

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

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
2/25/2008	House	Read in Full a First Time
2/25/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/4/2008	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46

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