1. Constitutional Citations |
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a) Congressional Redistricting: |
none |
b) Legislative Redistricting: | Art. III, §6 |
c) Single member districts | Art. III, §1 |
2. Statutory Citations | |
a) Description of Current Congressional Districts: | R.S. 18:1276 |
b) Description of Current Legislative Districts: | R.S. 24:35.1 & 24:35.5 |
c) Description of Current Supreme Court Districts: | R.S. 13:101 |
d) Description of Current PSC Districts: | R.S.45:1161.4 |
e) Description of Current BESE Districts: | R.S.17:2.2 |
f) Other Statutes Governing Congressional or Legislative Redistricting Procedure: | None |
3. Congressional Districts | |
a) Present Number | 7 |
b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census: | 6 |
4. State Legislative Districts | |
a) Senate | |
Number of Districts: | 39 |
Number of Multimember Districts | 0 |
Largest Number of Seats in a District | 1 |
b) House | |
Number of Districts | 105 |
Number of Multimember Districts: | 0 |
Largest Number of Seats in a District: | 1 |
c) House Districts Nested within Senate Districts? | no |
5. Supreme Court Districts | |
Number of Districts: | 7 |
Number of Multimember Districts: | 0 |
Largest Number of Seats in a District: | 1 |
6. Public Service Commission | |
Number of Districts: | 5 |
Number of Multimember Districts: | 0 |
Largest Number of Seats in a District: | 1 |
7. Board of Elementary & Secondary Education | |
Number of Districts: | 8 |
Number of Multimember Districts | 0 |
Largest Number of Seats in a District | 1 |
8. Redistricting Requirements | |
a) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Congressional Districts: | Legislature |
b) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Legislative Districts: | Legislature |
c) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Supreme Court Districts: | Legislature |
d) Initial Responsibility for Drawing PSC Districts: | Legislature |
e) Initial Responsibility for Drawing BESE Districts: | Legislature |
f) House Committee Responsible for Redistricting. | H&GA |
g) Use Apportionment Board or Commission? | No |
h) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Congressional Plan? | Yes |
i) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Legislative Plan? | Yes |
j) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Supreme Court Plan? | Yes |
k) Gubernatorial Veto Power over PSC Plan? | Yes |
l) Gubernatorial Veto Power over BESE Plan? | Yes |
9. Redistricting Deadlines | |
a) Congressional Deadline: | |
Basis for Deadline: | |
b) Legislative Deadline: | Dec 31, 2011 |
Basis for Deadline: | Art. III, §6 |
Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline: | Supreme Court may redistrict legislature |