Bill > A4306

Introduced Session

This bill clarifies the timing of adjustments to county district boundaries and municipal ward boundaries following congressional and legislative redistricting after the federal decennial census. Under the bill, the district commissioners and municipal ward commissioners are required to meet for the purpose of making any adjustments in district and municipal ward boundaries following the certification of congressional districts by the Redistricting Commission and the certification of legislative districts by the Apportionment Commission, pursuant to the State Constitution. On December 3, 2020, a new paragraph 4 was added to the legislative redistricting provisions in Article IV, Section III of the State Constitution to provide for a new redistricting timeline in years when the release of the Census Bureau data is delayed. While the State Constitution was amended to account for instances when the federal census is delayed, as was the case in 2020, county redistricting and municipal ward redistricting were not similarly amended to account for such delays, which resulted in confusion and multiple episodes of redistricting to meet the statutory requirements.

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Al Barlas (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 05/10/2024)

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