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HB1070: Citizen Advisory Redistricting Board; created.

Chief Patron

Del. Bob Brink (D-48)

Bob Brink (D-48)
Arlington, VA
Served: 1998–

Progress

Yes Introduced
No Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Status

02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

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Summary

Redistricting process.  Creates a seven-member Citizen Advisory Redistricting Board to prepare and recommend state legislative and congressional redistricting plans for consideration and enactment by the General Assembly. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court designates a special master who is chair. The Governor appoints four members from recommendations (three each) of the majority and minority leaders in each house. The remaining two Board members are appointed by the Governor after considering recommendations of the state party committee chairs of parties with candidates receiving at least 25 percent of the vote in the last gubernatorial election. This bill adopts apportionment standards of federal and state law (currently, population equality, compactness, and contiguity). This bill is patterned in part after the Vermont redistricting process and adapted for Virginia's election schedule and district structure. The bill provides for continuation of the Joint Reapportionment Committee to facilitate development of proposed plans by the Citizen Advisory Redistricting Board and enactment of plans by the General Assembly under Article II, Section 6, of the Constitution.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008 and 02/12/2008.

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

Here's the video of the P&E committee killing this bill without a recorded vote:

It looks to me like it was Dels. John O'Bannon, Chris Jones, Terrie Suit, and Rob Bell voting to kill the bill, and Del. Bob Brink and Del. Rosalyn Dance voting against killing it.

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