Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that amends the redistricting process.

Highlights:

• Repeals the requirement that each legislative district be divided into 2 representative districts (Sec. 2).

• Establishes the Senate Redistricting Commission and the House Redistricting Commission each composed of 10 members, with no more than 5 members of the same political party, by February 1 of a year following a federal census (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the minority leader and president of the Senate each appoint 5 members to the Senate Redistricting Commission, and the minority leader and speaker of the House each appoint 5 members to the House Redistricting Commission (Sec. 3).

• Requires the Senate and House Redistricting Commissions to conduct at least 10 public hearings to receive testimony and inform the public (Sec. 3).

• Requires the Senate and House Redistricting Commissions to redistrict the representative districts by passing a resolution with a three-fifths majority no later than August 20, if a redistricting resolution is not filed by July 20 (Sec. 3).

• Requires the most senior Supreme Court judges from each political party to appoint a “special master” to redistrict the legislative districts and another “special master” to redistrict the representative districts if a redistricting resolution is not filed by August 20 (Sec. 3).

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