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Redistricting in the United States is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. [1] For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each ten-year census. [2] The U.S. Constitution in Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 provides for proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
The last general redistricting law was via the ordinance in the 1987 constitution, which was based from the 1980 census. The creation of a new province or city needs the approval of the public via a plebiscite, while piecemeal redistricting does not need a plebiscite. [citation needed]
The Uniform Congressional District Act is a redistricting bill that requires that all members of the United States House of Representatives in the 91st United States Congress and every subsequent Congress be elected from a single member constituency unless a state had elected all of its previous representatives at large, where this requirement commenced for the 92nd United States Congress.
Under state law, the governor has no veto power over redistricting measures, so Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper couldn’t interfere in the GOP-led legislature’s line drawing.
Jul. 28—Redistricting is ramping up across all levels of government, starting with the county. Under California state law, redistricting now includes a number of chances for public input, but ...
If the jurisdiction fails to propose a new redistricting plan, or its proposed redistricting plan continues to violate the law, then the court itself must draw a redistricting plan that cures the violation and use its equitable powers to impose the plan on the jurisdiction. [26]: 1058 [83]: 540 In the Supreme Court case of Karcher v.
The Strafford County redistricting (House Bill 75) happened after that process was completed. HB 75 was signed into law on Aug. 4, 2023 and became effective on Oct. 3, 2023.
Most states draw new lines by passing a law the same way any other law is passed, but some states have special procedures. [11] Connecticut and Maine require a two-thirds super-majority in each house of the state legislature for redistricting plans, while district lines are not subject to gubernatorial veto in Connecticut and North Carolina. [11]