Preparing for Reapportionment - 91st Minnesota Legislature€¦ · Redistricting and...
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Preparing for Redistricting and Reapportionment
Matt Gehring, House Research DepartmentAlexis Stangl, Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis
February 2020
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Your constitutional responsibility: draw and enact maps that ensure that every address in Minnesota is represented by a full complement of elected legislative officials.
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Important Upcoming Dates
• April 1, 2020. Census Day 2020
• December 31, 2020. Congressional reapportionment announced
• January, 2021. New legislature convenes. Lawsuit challenging existing districts likely.
• Mid-Late March, 2021. All census data arrives. Map drawing begins.
• February 15, 2022. Deadline for enactment of new district plans
• August 9, 2022. State Primary Election
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Policy Choices in Redistricting
• What principles should apply to districts?• Federal: population equality; must not intentionally or inadvertently
discriminate on the basis of race• State: single member districts; convenient contiguous territory; nesting;
numbered in regular series• Others?
• What will the legislative process look like?• Commission? • Bipartisanship requirements?• Additional public engagement?
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Redistricting Resources: NCSLhttps://www.ncsl.org/research/redistricting.aspx
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Redistricting Resources: Minnesotahttps://www.gis.leg.mn/html/redistricting.html
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Preparing for Redistricting and Reapportionment
Matt Gehring, House Research DepartmentAlexis Stangl, Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis
February 2020