Illinois Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 50 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the boundaries of Legislative and Representative districts may be separate. Requires that both types of districts, in addition to being compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population, must reflect minority voting strengths, promote competition, and consider political boundaries. Replaces the current method of redistricting of the Senate and House of Representatives with the following: a commission, appointed by the legislative leaders and in accordance with scoring criteria provided by law, shall score separate Legislative District and Representative District maps submitted by the public; the Senate and House, each by a three-fifths vote, shall adopt one of the 3 maps with the best scores for its districts; and the Secretary of State shall certify the map with the best score if a chamber fails to adopt a map. Specifies the schedule for redistricting activities. Effective upon being declared adopted and applicable to redistricting beginning in 2021 and to the election of General Assembly members beginning in 2022.

CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING

Sen. Thomas Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2012-02-24	Senate	To Executive Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments
2012-02-22	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2012-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=50&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SJRCA&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SJRCA/09700SC0050.htm