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".