New Jersey state legislative districts
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New Jersey state legislative districts are the geographically defined areas that each elect one state senator and two General Assembly members to the New Jersey Legislature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district
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legislative district system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
State of New Jersey
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| basisOfRepresentation | population ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataSourceForBoundaries | United States Census Bureau geographic data ⓘ |
| electoralRollManagedBy | county election officials in New Jersey ⓘ |
| elects |
members of the New Jersey General Assembly
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members of the New Jersey Senate ⓘ |
| ensures | equal representation in the New Jersey Legislature ⓘ |
| firstApportionedUnderCurrentSystem | 1960s ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of New Jersey
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surface form:
New Jersey Constitution
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| hasLegalRequirement |
compactness (subject to legal standards)
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compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act ⓘ contiguity of territory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Jersey state legislative districts
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surface form:
New Jersey General Assembly districts
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surface form:
New Jersey Senate districts
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| languageOfOfficialDescriptions | English ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
New Jersey state law
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surface form:
New Jersey Statutes Annotated
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| legislativeBody | New Jersey Legislature ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy |
New Jersey Department of State
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New Jersey Secretary of State ⓘ |
| numberOfDistricts | 40 ⓘ |
| overseesElections | New Jersey Division of Elections ⓘ |
| redistrictingBody |
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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surface form:
New Jersey Apportionment Commission
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| redistrictingFrequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| redistrictingTrigger | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| relatedTo | New Jersey congressional districts ⓘ |
| seatsPerDistrictInGeneralAssembly | 2 ⓘ |
| seatsPerDistrictInSenate | 1 ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | State of New Jersey electoral geography ⓘ |
| subjectOf | New Jersey legislative redistricting ⓘ |
| totalGeneralAssemblySeats | 80 ⓘ |
| totalSenateSeats | 40 ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation |
multi-member districts for General Assembly
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single-member districts for Senate ⓘ |
| upperHouse |
New Jersey Legislature
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surface form:
New Jersey Senate
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| usedFor |
elections to the New Jersey Legislature
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state legislative elections ⓘ |
| usedSince | post-Reynolds v. Sims reapportionment era ⓘ |
| votingSystemForGeneralAssembly | plurality-at-large voting ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSenate | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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New Jersey's 32nd Legislative District
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Park Ridge, New Jersey
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State Legislative Districts of New Jersey
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New Jersey Senate districts
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New Jersey General Assembly districts
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New Jersey legislative districts in Camden County
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Monmouth County legislative districts
Waterford Township, Camden County, New Jersey
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New Jersey state legislative districts
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this entity surface form:
New Jersey legislative districts (state-level)
this entity surface form:
Middlesex County state legislative districts (New Jersey)