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Public Act 096-1541
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Article 5. ILLINOIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2011
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Section 5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the |
Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011. All references in this |
Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
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Section 5-5. Redistricting. |
(a) In any redistricting plan pursuant to Article IV, |
Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution, Legislative Districts |
and Representative Districts shall be drawn, subject to |
subsection (d) of this Section, to create crossover districts, |
coalition districts, or influence districts. The requirements |
imposed by this Article are in addition and subordinate to any |
requirements or obligations imposed by the United States |
Constitution, any federal law regarding redistricting |
Legislative Districts or Representative Districts, including |
but not limited to the federal Voting Rights Act, and the |
Illinois Constitution. |
(b) The phrase "crossover district" means a district where |
a racial minority or language minority constitutes less than a |
majority of the voting-age population but where this minority, |
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at least potentially, is large enough to elect the candidate of |
its choice with help from voters who are members of the |
majority and who cross over to support the minority's preferred |
candidate. The phrase "coalition district" means a district |
where more than one group of racial minorities or language |
minorities may form a coalition to elect the candidate of the |
coalition's choice. The phrase "influence district" means a |
district where a racial minority or language minority can |
influence the outcome of an election even if its preferred |
candidate cannot be elected. |
(c) For purposes of this Act, the phrase "racial minorities |
or language minorities", in either the singular or the plural, |
means the same class of voters who are members of a race, |
color, or language minority group receiving protection under |
the federal Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973; 42 U.S.C. § |
1973b(f)(2); 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-1a(e). |
(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed, applied, or |
implemented in a way that imposes any requirement or obligation |
that conflicts with the United States Constitution, any federal |
law regarding redistricting Legislative Districts or |
Representative Districts, including but not limited to the |
federal Voting Rights Act, or the Illinois Constitution. |
(e) In the event of a violation of this Act, the |
redistricting plan shall be redrawn to the least extent |
necessary to remedy the violation.
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Article 10. REDISTRICTING TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC |
PARTICIPATION ACT
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Section 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the |
Redistricting Transparency and Public Participation Act. All |
references in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
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Section 10-5. Committees; notices; hearings; public |
participation.
In the year following each federal decennial |
census year, the Senate and House of Representatives shall each |
establish a committee, or the Senate and House of |
Representatives may create by joint resolution a joint |
committee of both chambers, to consider proposals to redistrict |
the Legislative Districts or Representative Districts, as |
applicable. After the receipt of the federal decennial census |
data from the federal government, each committee or joint |
committee must conduct at least 4 public hearings statewide to |
receive testimony and inform the public on the applicable |
existing Districts, with one hearing held in each of 4 distinct |
geographic regions of the State determined by the respective |
committee. All hearings shall be open to the public. The |
Chairperson of each committee or the Co-Chairpersons of a joint |
committee, as applicable, shall, no later than 6 days before |
any proposed hearing, post a notice with the Secretary of the |
Senate, Clerk of the House, or both, as applicable. The notice |
shall identify any measure and subject matter that may be |