Vote to pass a bill that establishes a Legislative Advisory Commission on Reapportionment and Redistricting.
Highlights:
Establishes the Legislative Advisory Commission on Reapportionment and Redistricting to propose to the legislature a plan for redistricting and reapportionment of districts represented by the following elected officials (Secs. 6 & 7):
The members of the state legislature;
The members of the U.S. House of Representatives;
The members of the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; and
The members of any other state board whose members are required by law to be elected from districts apportioned according to population.
Requires the commission to submit 3 different reapportionment plans to the legislature with appropriate maps as soon as possible during the legislative session in the following year after the decennial census is conducted (Sec. 13).
Specifies that the commission is required to consist of the following members to be appointed before the adjournment of the previous year’s legislative session on a year in which a decennial census is held (Secs. 7 & 12):
One member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;
One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and
One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly.
Establishes certain guidelines that the commission is required to consider when redistricting and reapportioning a district, including, but not limited to, the following guidelines (Sec. 11):
The district must be geographically contiguous;
The district cannot be drawn to favor or disfavor a political party; and
The district must use existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible.
Prohibits a member of the commission from holding elected office during the term on the commission (Sec. 7).
Prohibits a member of the commission from running for elected office, except for a U.S. House of Representatives’ office, in a district for which the commission is authorized to reapportion for a period of 5 years after the member’s final date of service (Sec. 7).
Specifies that a member of the commission serves without compensation except for per diem allowances and reimbursement for travel expenses while engaged in official business of the commission (Sec. 8).
Requires the commission, after the appointment of its members, to meet by July 1 of the even-numbered year in which a decennial census is conducted (Sec. 12).