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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AJR 122

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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 2011 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: E. Coggs (D) , Fields (D) , Kessler (D) , Toles (D) , Turner (D)

1 cosponsors

Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kessler, Turner, E. Coggs, Fields and Toles;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor

  2. Mar 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Assembly Organization

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1