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 13, § 254
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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Smith v. Clark, No. 3:01-CV-855WS, 189 F. Supp. 2d 548, 559 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 26, 2002), aff’d sub nom. Branch v. Smith, 538 U.S. 254 (Mar. 31, 2003)
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Senate: J.R. No. 201 (Mar. 26, 2002)
House: J.R. No. 1 (Mar. 26, 2002)
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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Miss. Code Ann. §§ 5-3-101, 5-3-121 to -129, 5-3-91 to -103
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3. Congressional Districts
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a) Present Number:
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4
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b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census:
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4
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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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52
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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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122
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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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Legislative: Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment
Congressional: Standing Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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Yes, backup.
Chief justice of Supreme Court is chair, attorney general, secretary of state, speaker of the House, president pro tem of the Senate.
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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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No
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6. Redistricting Deadlines
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a) Congressional Deadline:
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30 days prior to convening of next regular session following release of census counts.
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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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Statutes are silent.
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b) Legislative Deadline:
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Must redistrict at regular session the second year following 2010 census.
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Basis for Deadline:
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Article 13, § 254
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Mandatory special session of legislature If that fails, special commission must draw plan.
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7. Voting Rights Act Information for the 2000s
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Preclearance Required?
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Yes
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Justice Department Objection to Plans?
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No
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8. State Contacts
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James F. (Ted) Booth
General Counsel
PEER Committee
P.O. Box 1204
Jackson, MS 39215-1204
601/359-1226
601/359-1420 Fax
ted.booth@peer.state.ms.us
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