Alabama House districts
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Alabama House districts are the geographic electoral areas within the state of Alabama from which members of the Alabama House of Representatives are elected.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | legislative electoral district ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Alabama Secretary of State (elections)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
county election officials in Alabama ⓘ |
| ballotType | single-member district ballot ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSource | United States Census Bureau (population data) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBodyType | lower house ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | regularly scheduled general elections ⓘ |
| electoralEvent | Alabama state legislative elections ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| elects | state representatives ⓘ |
| electsToBody | Alabama House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Alabama Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
contiguous territory (with limited exceptions)
ⓘ
must comply with Voting Rights Act ⓘ population equality requirement ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | residents of Alabama ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (official documentation) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Alabama Constitution provisions on apportionment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alabama state statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | Alabama House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alabama ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy |
Alabama Legislature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alabama Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Alabama state courts (for redistricting challenges)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal courts (for redistricting challenges) ⓘ |
| partOf | Alabama House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | representation of Alabama residents in state legislation ⓘ |
| redistrictingTrigger | decennial United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redrawnBy | Alabama Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alabama Senate districts
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ⓘ
United States congressional districts in Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationType | geographic representation ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Alabama legislative districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | redistricting litigation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Alabama Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ federal voting rights laws ⓘ state redistricting laws ⓘ |
| termLengthOfRepresentatives | 4 years (typical for Alabama House members) ⓘ |
| typeOfVoters | registered voters residing in the district ⓘ |
| usedFor | election of members of the Alabama House of Representatives ⓘ |
| votingMethod | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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