HB 2887-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Establishes the responsible representation act. |
Requires certain noncharter counties to: (1) Beginning in 2022, have a board of commissioners with five members; |
(2) Use district nominations and district elections for its commissioner positions; and |
(3) Hold district elections for county commissioners in accordance with a districting plan adopted by a redistricting committee. |
Requires the county to, by April 30, 2021, establish a redistricting committee to create, review, and adjust county commissioner districts. |
Requires the legislative body of the county to provide adequate funding and resources to support the duties of the redistricting committee. |
Requires the redistricting committee: (1) Within one hundred twenty days after it is established, to prepare and publish a draft districting plan dividing the county into five commissioner districts; and |
(2) Upon filing of the adopted districting plan with the county auditor, or sixty days after providing notice to the state redistricting commission, to be dissolved until the time a new committee is established. |