Arkansas Board of Apportionment
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The Arkansas Board of Apportionment is a state constitutional body responsible for drawing legislative district boundaries for the Arkansas General Assembly.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
redistricting authority
ⓘ
state constitutional body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeChallengedIn | Arkansas Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairHeldBy | Governor of Arkansas ⓘ |
| composedOfOffice |
Attorney General of Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Arkansas constitutional amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| governs | Arkansas General Assembly legislative districts ⓘ |
| governsBody |
Arkansas House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BoA (context-dependent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalArticle | Arkansas Constitution, Article 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Arkansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://arkansasredistricting.org/ ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction | ensure equal representation in state legislature ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
adoption of final legislative district maps by board vote
ⓘ
public hearings on proposed maps ⓘ |
| hasScope | state legislative districts only ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lastKnownRedistrictingCycle | 2020s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapCycleFrequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| meetsAfter | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| notResponsibleFor | congressional redistricting ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | Arkansas state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Arkansas Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
drawing legislative district boundaries
ⓘ
reapportionment of Arkansas House of Representatives districts ⓘ reapportionment of Arkansas Senate districts ⓘ state legislative redistricting ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal constitutional requirements ⓘ |
| typeOfApportionmentBody | politician-controlled redistricting commission ⓘ |
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