Bill Text: VA SB106 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2018-05-18 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor [SB106 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-SB106-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 106 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled December 12, 2017 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-304.04, relating to congressional and state legislative districts; compactness standard. ---------- Patron-- Suetterlein ---------- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-304.04 as follows:

§24.2-304.04. Compactness standard for congressional and state legislative districts.

Each legislative and congressional district shall be composed of compact territory. Districts shall not be oddly shaped or have irregular or contorted boundaries, unless justified because the district adheres to political subdivision lines. Fingers or tendrils extending from a district core shall be avoided, as shall thin and elongated districts and districts with multiple core populations connected by thin strips of land or water. The General Assembly shall employ one or more standard numerical measures of individual and average district compactness to provide an objective assessment of a districting plan's compactness, both statewide and district by district.