SB 149

This bill redistricts, according to the number of inhabitants, the congressional

districts of this state based on the results of the 2010 federal decennial census of

population. In accordance with that census, the bill maintains the number of

congressional districts at eight. All districts created under the bill are composed of

whole counties or municipalities or U.S. census tracts or blocks (subunits of tracks)

reflecting population and boundaries as of April 1, 2010.

Current law requires congressional districts to be as uniform in population as

is practicable. The table below illustrates, for the congressional districts proposed,

the numeric amount and the percentage by which the districts with the smallest and

largest populations deviate from the ideal population for a congressional district.

The population figures contained in the table are derived from the results of the

federal decennial census.

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See PDF for table

If this bill passes both houses of the legislature, current law requires the

legislative reference bureau, when it enrolls the bill for presentation to the governor

for approval, to attach an updated appendix that includes all of the following: the

population statistics for the congressional districts created under the bill; a

statewide map of the congressional districts created under the bill; a map of the

congressional districts created under the bill that are in Milwaukee County; and,

with certain exceptions, a detail map illustrating the division of any city, village, or

town among two or more congressional districts.

For further information, see the appendix printed at the end of this bill. The

appendix was prepared by the legislative reference bureau and contains the

following information: population statistics for the eight congressional districts, a

statewide map of congressional districts, and a map of each congressional district.

The population data contained in the appendix is derived from the federal decennial

census.