Illinois congressional district
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An Illinois congressional district is a geographic electoral division within the state of Illinois that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
congressional district ⓘ electoral district ⓘ |
| appliesToLevel | federal ⓘ |
| ballotType | partisan ballot ⓘ |
| boundariesDeterminedBy | redistricting process ⓘ |
| changedAfter | decennial United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | apportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| dataTrackedBy |
Federal Election Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every even-numbered year ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member district ⓘ |
| electorate | eligible voters residing within district boundaries ⓘ |
| elects | member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| electsChamber | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existsWithin | United States federal electoral system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Illinois election law
ⓘ
federal election law ⓘ |
| governmentalBody | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
contiguous territory (required by law with limited exceptions)
ⓘ
numbered sequentially within Illinois ⓘ population as equal as practicable to other districts in Illinois ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | portion of the state of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English (primary language of official materials) ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | provide geographic representation in the U.S. House of Representatives for residents of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionType | precincts ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBoundary | legal boundary defined in state statute ⓘ |
| hasVoterRegistration | maintained by local election authorities in Illinois ⓘ |
| holds |
general elections
ⓘ
primary elections ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy |
Illinois General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notUsedFor | elections to the Illinois General Assembly ⓘ |
| officeTitle | Representative in Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States House of Representatives electoral system ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | Illinois General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | U.S. Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | redistricting litigation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
U.S. Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ federal redistricting law ⓘ |
| termAlignedWith | United States Congress terms ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| votingMethod | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States House of Representatives districts in Illinois
this entity surface form:
Illinois congressional delegation
this entity surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
subject surface form:
Henry T. Rainey