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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AJR 48

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Relating to: establishing competitive election criteria for redistricting the legislature (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Redistricting State superintendent of public instruction

  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 2015 legislature on

first consideration, defines demographic and political standards for the drawing of

legislative districts and establishes criteria for the drawing of legislative districts.

Following the canvass of the general election in each year that is divisible by ten, the

amendment requires the superintendent of public instruction to determine the mean

percentage of the vote received by candidates of the two major political parties for

certain statewide offices in the prior decade and to certify those mean percentages

to the legislature.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kessler (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Kessler

  2. Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1