Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission

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governmental body redistricting commission state agency

The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission is the constitutionally mandated body responsible for redrawing state legislative district boundaries in Pennsylvania following each decennial census.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governmental body ⓘ redistricting commission ⓘ state agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
canBeReviewedBy	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition	five members ⓘ
constitutionalProvision	Article II, Section 17 of the Pennsylvania Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doesNotHandle	congressional redistricting for Pennsylvania ⓘ
establishedBy	constitutional amendment approved by Pennsylvania voters in 1968 ⓘ
goal	comply with federal and state constitutional requirements ⓘ create compact districts ⓘ create contiguous districts ⓘ ensure districts are nearly equal in population ⓘ respect political subdivision boundaries where possible ⓘ
hasConstitutionalBasis	Constitution of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProcess	final reapportionment plan adoption ⓘ period for filing exceptions to the preliminary plan ⓘ preliminary reapportionment plan ⓘ
includesPosition	chairperson ⓘ majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives or designee ⓘ majority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate or designee ⓘ minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives or designee ⓘ minority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate or designee ⓘ
legalMandate	redraw state legislative district boundaries following each decennial census ⓘ
locatedIn	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetsFrequency	following each decennial census ⓘ
memberType	fifth member as chairperson ⓘ four legislative leaders ⓘ
overseeingBody	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
planEffectiveFor	subsequent state legislative elections after reapportionment ⓘ
produces	legislative reapportionment plan ⓘ maps of Pennsylvania House districts ⓘ maps of Pennsylvania Senate districts ⓘ
replaced	prior system of legislative apportionment by the General Assembly ⓘ
responsibility	reapportionment of Pennsylvania House districts ⓘ reapportionment of Pennsylvania Senate districts ⓘ
selectionMethodOfChair	chosen by the four legislative members ⓘ if the four members cannot agree, the chair is appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
subjectTo	constitutional deadlines for filing plans ⓘ judicial review ⓘ public hearings requirements ⓘ
triggeringEvent	decennial United States census ⓘ
typeOfRedistricting	legislative redistricting ⓘ
website	https://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/ ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts including parts of Lawrence County → redistrictedBy → Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission ⓘ

Pennsylvania State Senate → redistrictingBody → Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission ⓘ