1. Constitutional Citations
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a) Congressional Redistricting:
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Article XIX, § 1
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b) Legislative Redistricting:
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Article III, § 5; Article XIX, § 2
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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S.D. Codified Laws § 1-3-1
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Senate: S.D. Codified Laws § 2-2-34
House: S.D. Codified Laws §§ 2-2-35, 2-2-37; Bone Shirt v. Hazeltine, No. Civ. 01-3032, 387 F. Supp.2d 1035 (D. S.D. Aug. 18, 2005), aff’d No. 05-4010 (8th Cir. Aug. 22, 2006)
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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S.D. Codified Laws, §§ 2-2-32, 2-2-33, 2-2-35 to 2-2-40
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3. Congressional Districts
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a) Present Number:
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1
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b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census:
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1
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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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35
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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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37
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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33
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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2
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c) House Districts Nested within Senate Districts?
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Yes
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5. Redistricting Requirements
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a) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Congressional Districts
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N/A
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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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Not yet established
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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No
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e) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Congressional Plan?
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N/A
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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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N/A
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Basis for Deadline:
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N/A
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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N/A
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b) Legislative Deadline:
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December 1, 2011
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Basis for Deadline:
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Constitution
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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State supreme court must draw plan within 90 days of failure to make apportionment.
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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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Rueben B. Bezpaletz
Chief of Research and Legal Services
Legislative Research Council
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
605/773-3251
605/773-4576 Fax
reuben.bezpaletz@state.sd.us
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William D. Anderson
Director
Government Research Bureau
414 E. Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
605/677-5708
William.Anderson@usd.edu
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