Bill > SCR1618

This resolution proposes amendments to Article 10 of the Kansas Constitution to establish specific requirements for redrawing the boundaries of congressional, state senatorial, state representative, and state board of education districts, often referred to as reapportionment. These requirements mandate that reapportionment must be based on the most recent U.S. decennial census, with districts being as numerically equal in population as practicable, generally within a 5% deviation for state-level districts, and as equal as possible for congressional districts. The amendments also stipulate that reapportionment should not dilute minority voting strength and should strive to keep districts contiguous, compact, preserve existing political subdivisions and communities of interest, avoid contests between incumbents, and be easily understandable to voters. Crucially, this resolution prohibits the legislature from enacting reapportionment legislation except when mandated by the Kansas Constitution or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, thereby restricting when these district boundaries can be changed.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/scr1618/