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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Chapter II, §§ 13, 18, 73
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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N/A
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Senate: Vt. Stat. tit. 17, § 1881
House: Vt. Stat. tit. 17, § 1893
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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Constitution, Chapter II, §§ 13, 18
Vt. Stat. tit. 17, §§ 1901 to 1909
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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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13
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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10
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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6
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b) House
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Number of Districts:
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109
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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41
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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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No
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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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Apportionment Board
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c) Legislative Committee Responsible for Redistricting:
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Senate: Committee on Government Operations
House: Committee on Government Operations
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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Yes, legislative advisory.
Five members: chief justice appoints chair, governor appoints one member from each party that polled at least 25 percent of vote for governor in last election; those parties each select one more.
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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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None
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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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At the biennial session following the taking of the decennial census.
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Basis for Deadline:
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Constitution, ch. II, § 73
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Supreme Court may order reapportionment.
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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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Michael Chernick
Legislative Counsel
Legislative Council
115 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05633-5301
802/828-2208
802/828-2424 Fax
mikec@leg.state.vt.us
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