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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AJR 63

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excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration).

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on

first consideration, excludes incarcerated felons who are disenfranchised by law

from the census count used for redistricting legislative, county, and other districts

used to select statutory elective officers.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Williams (D) , Black (D) , Grigsby (D) , Kessler (D) , Turner (D)

1 cosponsors

Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report adoption recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 3

Passed 4–3 Apr 16, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kessler, Black, Grigsby, Turner and A. Williams;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor

  2. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security

  3. Sep 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  5. Feb 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  8. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1