SF0014 - Population data for redistricting-legislative declaration.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0232

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0014

 

 

Population data for redistricting-legislative declaration.

 

Sponsored by:  Management Council

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to population data for redistricting;
 2  providing for United States census population data to be
 3  used in redistricting the state; and providing for an
 4  effective date.

 5 

 6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 7 

 8         Section 1.  In the event federal officials issue to
 9  the state of Wyoming two (2) sets of population data, one
10  (1) set wherein statistical sampling techniques have been
11  used to establish the population and one (1) set wherein
12  the traditional headcount has been used to establish the
13  population, then for purposes of redrawing the boundaries
14  of state senatorial and state representative districts
15  after the federal census in the year 2000, the Wyoming
16  legislature shall use population data supplied by the
17  United States bureau of the census wherein statistical

 

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 1  sampling techniques have been used to establish the
 2  population.

 3 

 4         Section 2.  This act is effective immediately upon
 5  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
 6  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
 7  Constitution.

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 9                         (END)

 

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