Bill Amendment: WV HB302 | 2021 | 3rd Special Session

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Bill Title: Reapportioning Congressional Districts

Status: 2021-10-20 - On 3rd reading, House Calendar [HB302 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2021-HB302-HB302_HFA_KELLY_J_10-13_1.html

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HB302 HFA KELLY, J. 10-13 #1

Casto 3264

Delegate Kelly, J. moved to amend the bill on page 1 after the enacting section, by striking the remainder of the bill in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"§1-2-3. Congressional districts.

The number of members to which the state is entitled in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States are apportioned among the counties of the state, arranged into three two congressional districts, numbered as follows:

First District: Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel and Wood.

COUNTY POPULATION

Braxton 12,447

Brooke 22,559

Calhoun 6,229

Clay 8,051

Doddridge 7,808

Gilmer 7,408

Hancock 29,095

Harrison 65,921

Jackson 27,791

Kanawha 180,745

Lewis 17,033

Marion 56,205

Marshall 30,591

Mason 25,453

Monongalia 105,822

Ohio 42,425

Pleasants 7,653

Preston 34,216

Putnam 57,440

Ritchie 8,444

Roane 14,028

Taylor 16,705

Tyler 8,313

Wetzel 14,442

Wirt 5,194

Wood 84,296

DISTRICT 1 TOTAL 896,314

Second District: Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Morgan, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur and Wirt.

COUNTY POPULATION

Barbour 15,465

Berkeley 122,076

Boone 21,809

Cabell 94,350

Fayette 40,488

Grant 10,976

Greenbrier 32,977

Hampshire 23,093

Hardy 14,299

Jefferson 57,701

Lincoln 20,463

Logan 32,567

McDowell 19,111

Mercer 59,664

Mineral 26,938

Mingo 23,568

Monroe 12,376

Morgan 17,063

Nicholas 24,604

Pendleton 6,143

Pocahontas 7,869

Raleigh 74,591

Randolph 27,932

Summers 11,959

Tucker 6,762

Upshur 23,816

Wayne 38,982

Webster 8,378

Wyoming 21,382

DISTRICT 2 TOTAL 897,402

Third District: Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster and Wyoming."

Adopted

Rejected