SB0322sam003 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 5/10/2016

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 322

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 322, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 2, on page 9, line 10, by replacing "practicable, competitive" with "practicable: (1) competitive"; and

on page 9, by replacing line 12 with the following:

"goals (a) through (i); and (2) member states shall consider amending any structural rules governing legislative districts, including, but not limited to, requirements that districts are nested, if amending the rules will further provide racial and language minorities with the equal opportunity to participate in the political process; create crossover, coalition, or influence districts; or respect communities of interest.".