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Assembly Bill A5271

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a non-partisan apportionment commission

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2011-A5271 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3331
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §§4 & 5, add §5-b, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6878, S2892

2011-A5271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a non-partisan five member apportionment commission, four members of which shall be appointed by the majority and minority officers of the legislature and the fifth to be selected by the aforesaid four, to create new legislative districts; requires districts to be as compact as possible; sets standards for establishment of legislative districts.

2011-A5271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5271

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF,  CLARK, SCHIMMINGER, PAULIN, LATIMER,
  DINOWITZ, CASTRO, SPANO, SCHROEDER, CALHOUN, GIGLIO, FINCH  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. BARCLAY, BURLING, BUTLER, CONTE, CORWIN,
  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  JORDAN,  KOLB,  J. MILLER,  MOLINARO,  OAKS,   RAIA,
  REILICH,  SAYWARD,  TEDISCO, THIELE, TOBACCO -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to article 3 of the constitution, in relation  to
  creating a non-partisan apportionment commission

  Section  1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That sections 4 and 5 of
article 3 of the constitution be amended, and a new section 5-b be added
to read as follows:
  S 4. Except as herein otherwise provided, the federal census taken  in
the  year nineteen hundred thirty and each federal census taken decenni-
ally thereafter shall be controlling as to the number of inhabitants  in
the  state  or any part thereof for the purposes of the apportionment of
members of assembly and readjustment or alteration of senate and  assem-
bly  districts  next  occurring,  in so far as such census and the tabu-
lation thereof purport to give the information necessary therefor.  [The
legislature]  AN APPORTIONMENT COMMISSION, by law, shall provide for the
making and tabulation by state authorities  of  an  enumeration  of  the
inhabitants of the entire state to be used for such purposes, instead of
a  federal  census,  if the taking of a federal census in any tenth year
from the year nineteen hundred thirty  be  omitted  or  if  the  federal
census  fails  to  show  the number of aliens or Indians not taxed. If a
federal census, though giving the requisite information as to the  state
at  large,  fails to give the information as to any civil or territorial
divisions which is required to be known for such purposes, the [legisla-
ture] COMMISSION, by law, shall provide for such an enumeration  of  the
inhabitants  of  such parts of the state only as may be necessary, which
shall supersede in part the federal census and  be  used  in  connection
therewith  for such purposes.  The [legislature] COMMISSION, by law, may

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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