1. Constitutional Citations
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a) Congressional Redistricting:
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None
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b) Legislative Redistricting:
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Article 4, § 5
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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Exec. Order 01-11 (July 1, 2001)
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Senate: Ind. Code § 2-1-11
House: Ind. Code § 2-1-10
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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Legislative: Constitution, Article 4, § 5
Congressional: Ind. Code § 3-3-2
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3. Congressional Districts
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a) Present Number:
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9
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b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census:
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9
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4. State Legislative Districts
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a) Senate
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Number of Districts:
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50
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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b) House
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Number of Districts:
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100
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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c) House Districts Nested within Senate Districts?
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No
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5. Redistricting Requirements
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a) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Congressional Districts
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Legislature
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b) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Legislative Districts:
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Legislature
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c) Legislative Committee Responsible for Redistricting:
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Senate: Committee on Legislative Apportionment and Elections
House: Committee on Elections and Apportionment
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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Yes, congressional backup.
Five members: speaker of House, president of Senate, chairs of House and Senate redistricting committees, and governor's appointee.
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e) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Congressional Plan?
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Yes
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f) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Legislative Plan?
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Yes
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6. Redistricting Deadlines
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a) Congressional Deadline:
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April 29, 2011 (end of first regular session)
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Basis for Deadline:
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Ind. Code § 3-3-2
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Redistricting Commission adopts an interim plan.
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b) Legislative Deadline:
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April 29, 2011
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Basis for Deadline:
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Statute
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Special session of the General Assembly, if called by the Governor.
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7. Voting Rights Act Information for the 2000s
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Preclearance Required?
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No
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Justice Department Objection to Plans?
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N/A
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8. State Contacts
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Robert Rudolph
Senior Staff Attorney
Legislative Services Agency
200 W. Washington Street, Suite 302
Indianapolis, IN 46204-4789
317/232-9596
317/232-2554 Fax
brudolph@iga.state.in.us
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Mark Stratton
Co-Manager/Office of Census Data
Legislative Services Agency
200 W. Washington Street, Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317/233-9294
317/234-9195 Fax
mstratto@iga.state.in.us
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Maureen Bard
Co-Manager/Office of Census Data
Legislative Services Agency
200 W. Washington Street, Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317/233-2897
317/234-1185 Fax
mbard@iga.state.in.us
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