Bill > HB1010

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to change the number of legislative districts in Pennsylvania, reducing the number of representative districts from 203 to 151. The proposed amendment would maintain the requirement that legislative districts be composed of compact and contiguous territory, as nearly equal in population as practicable, with a preference for avoiding division of counties, cities, towns, boroughs, townships, or wards when drawing district boundaries. The amendment would require two passages by the General Assembly, followed by public advertising and a statewide voter referendum. If ratified by voters, the new district structure would not take effect until after the 2040 reapportionment, meaning the first legislative session using the new district map would begin in 2041. This change aims to potentially improve the efficiency and representation of Pennsylvania's legislative districts by reducing the total number of representative districts while maintaining the existing principle of creating geographically sensible and population-balanced electoral boundaries.

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