CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5764

 

                    Chapter 88, Laws of 1995

 

 

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

 

 

   Redistricting commission‑-Submission of redistricting plan

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/23/95

Passed by the Senate March 9, 1995

  YEAS 45   NAYS 0

 

 

 

JOEL PRITCHARD

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House April 6, 1995

  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5764 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

  CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

MARTY BROWN

                            Secretary

 

 

Approved April 18, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

                                FILED          

 

 

           April 18, 1995 - 1:17 p.m.

 

 

 

    MIKE LOWRY

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5764

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             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senator Cantu)

 

Read first time 03/01/95.

 

Adjusting the procedures of the redistricting commission.



    AN ACT Relating to the redistricting commission; and amending RCW 44.05.100.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 44.05.100 and 1983 c 16 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Upon approval of a redistricting plan by three of the voting members of the commission, but not later than ((January 1st)) December 15th of the year ending in ((two)) one, the commission shall submit the plan to the legislature.

    (2) After submission of the plan by the commission, the legislature shall have the next thirty days during any regular or special session to amend the commission's plan.  If the legislature amends the commission's plan the legislature's amendment must be approved by an affirmative vote in each house of two-thirds of the members elected or appointed thereto, and may not include more than two percent of the population of any legislative or congressional district.

    (3) The plan approved by the commission, with any amendment approved by the legislature, shall be final upon approval of such amendment or after expiration of the time provided for legislative amendment by subsection (2) of this section whichever occurs first, and shall constitute the districting law applicable to this state for legislative and congressional elections, beginning with the next elections held in the year ending in two.  This plan shall be in force until the effective date of the plan based upon the next succeeding federal decennial census or until a modified plan takes effect as provided in RCW 44.05.120(6).

    (4) If three of the voting members of the commission fail to approve and submit a plan within the time limitations provided in subsection (1) of this section, the supreme court shall adopt a plan by March 1st of the year ending in two.  Any such plan approved by the court is final and constitutes the districting law applicable to this state for legislative and congressional elections, beginning with the next election held in the year ending in two.  This plan shall be in force until the effective date of the plan based on the next succeeding federal decennial census or until a modified plan takes effect as provided in RCW 44.05.120(6).


    Passed the Senate March 9, 1995.

    Passed the House April 6, 1995.

Approved by the Governor April 18, 1995.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 18, 1995.


 


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