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 Bill Status of HJRCA0007  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING

House Sponsors
Rep. Suzanne Bassi - Elizabeth Coulson - Paul D. Froehlich

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  5/4/2008HouseTabled Pursuant to Rule 46
 
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 3 


Synopsis As Introduced
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. In the year following each Federal decennial census year, requires the State Board of Elections to designate its computer program by April 15 and to file the redistricting plan by June 1, which is presumed valid and has the force and effect of law. The computer program designated by the State Board of Elections must disregard specified data and must consider certain prioritized factors; the computer program shall otherwise produce districts in a random manner. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2011 and applies to members elected in 2012 and thereafter.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
  1/19/2007HouseRead in Full a First Time
  1/19/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/15/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  2/21/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  5/4/2008HouseTabled Pursuant to Rule 46

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