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S 0055 - Requires reapportionment to a population variance of less than 10 percent for single member districts

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: George E. "Chip" Campsen III (R)
Last Action: 5/5/2015 - House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

04.21.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment provides for a special election where the reapportionment results in two electors for the same district.
04.16.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment delays the effective date to two years after the governor's signature and clarifies that political subdivisions that have already completed reapportionment following the 2010 Census are exempt from this bill until the 2020 Census.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires reapportionment to a population variance of less than 10 percent for single member districts within three years of the date on which the latest official census is adopted by the General Assembly.

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