New Jersey legislative redistricting
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New Jersey legislative redistricting is the decennial process of redrawing the state’s legislative district boundaries to reflect population changes and ensure fair representation in the New Jersey Legislature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral redistricting
ⓘ
legislative redistricting process ⓘ |
| administeredBy | New Jersey Apportionment Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectsChamber |
New Jersey General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| commissionSize | 11 members ⓘ |
| commissionType | bipartisan commission ⓘ |
| considersCriterion |
compactness of districts
ⓘ
contiguity of districts ⓘ preservation of communities of interest ⓘ preservation of municipal boundaries where possible ⓘ |
| constrainedBy |
U.S. Constitution equal protection clause
ⓘ
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataSource | official U.S. Census population counts ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | New Jersey congressional redistricting commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| districtStructure |
each legislative district elects one senator
ⓘ
each legislative district elects two assembly members ⓘ |
| firstTenMembersAppointedBy |
state Democratic Party leaders
ⓘ
state Republican Party leaders ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
Democratic Party appointees
ⓘ
Republican Party appointees ⓘ independent tie‑breaking member ⓘ |
| historicallyControversialFor |
partisan gerrymandering allegations
ⓘ
treatment of minority representation ⓘ |
| implementationLevel | state legislative districts only ⓘ |
| latestCycle | 2020s redistricting cycle ⓘ |
| latestMapEffectiveForElection | 2023 New Jersey legislative elections ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article IV of the New Jersey Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of the State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureAffected | New Jersey Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapAdoptionAlternative | tie‑breaking member chooses between competing plans ⓘ |
| mapAdoptionMethod | majority vote of the Apportionment Commission ⓘ |
| mayAffect | partisan balance in the New Jersey Legislature ⓘ |
| numberOfLegislativeDistricts | 40 ⓘ |
| output | state legislative district map for New Jersey ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure fair representation in the New Jersey Legislature
ⓘ
to equalize population among legislative districts ⓘ |
| relatedProcess | New Jersey congressional redistricting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal court challenges
ⓘ
judicial review by New Jersey courts ⓘ |
| tieBreakerAppointedBy | Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPopulationDeviationStandard | relatively low total population deviation among districts ⓘ |
| usesPrinciple | one person, one vote ⓘ |
| usesUnit | New Jersey legislative district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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