Bill No.: HB0032 Drafter: MDO
LSO No.: 12LSO-0119 Effective Date: March 6, 2012
Enrolled Act No.: HEA0008
Chapter No.: CH0008
Prime Sponsor: Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
Catch Title: Redistricting of the legislature.
Subject: Creation of New Senate and House of Representative Districts Based on the 2010 Census.
Summary/Major Elements:
· Creates new legislative districts based on the 2010 decennial census:
o 30 single member Senate Districts with a range of population deviation of less than 10% from the district with the largest population to the district with the smallest population;
o 60 single member House Districts with a range of population deviation of less than 10% from the district with the largest population to the district with the smallest population;
o Each Senate District contains 2 wholly nested House Districts.
· Provides that this act shall not affect the terms of current senators.
· Provides that new legislative districts are effective for the 2012 general election cycle and the sixty-second legislature.
Comments:
· Popular Name is the "2012 Wyoming Redistricting Act".