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House
Joint
Resolution
2006
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2006
BY
BAGNIEWSKI
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
legislative
redistricting.
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
by
adding
3
the
following
new
sections
to
a
new
article:
4
ARTICLE
___.
5
REDISTRICTING.
6
Section
1.
Duties
of
general
assembly.
7
1.
The
general
assembly
shall
create
and
maintain
a
8
nonpartisan
legislative
services
agency
or
successor
entity
9
having
the
duties
set
forth
in
this
article
and
other
duties
as
10
the
general
assembly
may
provide
by
law.
11
2.
The
general
assembly
shall
designate
by
law
a
state
12
commissioner
of
elections
having
the
duties
set
forth
in
this
13
article
and
other
duties
as
the
general
assembly
may
provide
14
by
law.
15
Sec.
2.
Preparations.
16
1.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
acquire
17
appropriate
information,
review
and
evaluate
available
18
facilities,
and
develop
programs
and
procedures
in
preparation
19
for
drawing
congressional
and
legislative
redistricting
plans
20
on
the
basis
of
each
federal
census.
Moneys
shall
be
expended
21
for
the
purchase
or
lease
of
equipment
and
materials
only
with
22
prior
approval
of
the
general
assembly.
23
2.
By
December
31
of
each
year
ending
in
zero,
the
24
legislative
services
agency
shall
obtain
from
the
United
States
25
government
information
regarding
geographic
and
political
units
26
in
the
state
for
which
federal
census
population
data
has
been
27
gathered
and
will
be
tabulated.
The
legislative
services
28
agency
shall
use
the
data
so
obtained
to:
29
a.
Prepare
necessary
descriptions
of
geographic
and
30
political
units
for
which
census
data
will
be
reported,
31
and
which
are
suitable
for
use
as
components
of
legislative
32
districts.
33
b.
Prepare
maps
of
counties,
cities,
and
other
geographic
34
units
within
the
state,
which
may
be
used
to
illustrate
the
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locations
of
legislative
district
boundaries
proposed
in
plans
1
drawn
in
accordance
with
section
4
of
this
article.
2
3.
As
soon
as
possible
after
January
1
of
each
year
ending
3
in
one,
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
obtain
from
4
the
United
States
government
the
population
data
needed
for
5
legislative
districting,
and
shall
use
that
data
to
assign
a
6
population
figure
based
upon
certified
federal
census
data
to
7
each
geographic
or
political
unit.
Upon
completing
that
task,
8
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
begin
the
preparation
of
9
congressional
and
legislative
districting
plans.
10
4.
Upon
each
delivery
by
the
legislative
services
agency
11
to
the
general
assembly
of
a
bill
embodying
a
plan,
the
12
legislative
services
agency
shall
at
the
earliest
feasible
time
13
make
available
to
the
public
the
following
information:
14
a.
Copies
of
the
bill
delivered
by
the
legislative
services
15
agency
to
the
general
assembly.
16
b.
Maps
illustrating
the
plan.
17
c.
A
summary
of
the
standards
prescribed
by
section
4
of
18
this
article
for
development
of
the
plan.
19
d.
A
statement
of
the
population
of
each
district
included
20
in
the
plan,
and
the
relative
deviation
of
each
district
21
population
from
the
ideal
district
population.
22
Sec.
3.
Timetable.
23
1.
a.
Not
later
than
April
1
of
each
year
ending
in
24
one,
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
deliver
to
the
25
secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
of
26
representatives
identical
bills
embodying
a
plan
of
legislative
27
and
congressional
districting
prepared
in
accordance
with
28
section
4
of
this
article.
The
general
assembly
shall
bring
29
the
bill
to
a
vote
in
either
the
senate
or
the
house
of
30
representatives
expeditiously,
but
not
less
than
three
days
31
after
the
report
of
the
commission
required
by
section
6
of
32
this
article
is
received
and
made
available
to
the
members
of
33
the
general
assembly,
under
a
procedure
or
rule
permitting
no
34
amendments
except
those
of
a
purely
corrective
nature.
If
the
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bill
is
approved
by
the
first
house
in
which
it
is
considered,
1
it
shall
expeditiously
be
brought
to
a
vote
in
the
second
house
2
under
a
similar
procedure
or
rule.
If
the
bill
embodying
the
3
plan
submitted
by
the
legislative
services
agency
fails
to
be
4
approved
by
a
constitutional
majority
in
either
the
senate
or
5
the
house
of
representatives,
the
secretary
of
the
senate
or
6
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house,
as
the
case
may
be,
shall
at
once,
7
but
in
no
event
later
than
seven
days
after
the
date
the
bill
8
failed
to
be
approved,
transmit
to
the
legislative
services
9
agency
information
which
the
senate
or
house
may
direct
by
10
resolution
regarding
reasons
why
the
plan
was
not
approved.
11
b.
However,
if
the
federal
population
data
for
legislative
12
districting
and
the
corresponding
topologically
integrated
13
geographic
encoding
and
referencing
information
for
that
14
population
data
are
not
available
to
the
legislative
services
15
agency
on
or
before
February
15
of
the
year
ending
in
one,
16
the
dates
set
forth
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
extended
by
a
17
number
of
days
equal
to
the
number
of
days
after
February
15
18
of
the
year
ending
in
one
that
the
federal
census
population
19
data
and
the
topologically
integrated
geographic
encoding
and
20
referencing
information
for
legislative
districting
become
21
available.
22
2.
If
the
bill
embodying
the
plan
submitted
by
the
23
legislative
services
agency
under
subsection
1
fails
to
be
24
enacted,
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
prepare
a
bill
25
embodying
a
second
plan
of
legislative
and
congressional
26
districting.
The
bill
shall
be
prepared
in
accordance
with
27
section
4
of
this
article,
and,
insofar
as
it
is
possible
to
do
28
so
within
the
requirements
of
section
4
of
this
article,
with
29
the
reasons
cited
by
the
senate
or
house
of
representatives
by
30
resolution,
or
the
governor
by
veto
message,
for
the
failure
31
to
approve
the
plan.
If
a
second
plan
is
required
under
this
32
subsection
,
the
bill
embodying
it
shall
be
delivered
to
the
33
secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
of
34
representatives
not
later
than
thirty-five
days
after
the
date
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of
the
vote
by
which
the
senate
or
the
house
of
representatives
1
fails
to
approve
the
bill
submitted
under
subsection
1
,
or
the
2
date
the
governor
vetoes
or
fails
to
approve
the
bill.
If
3
it
is
necessary
to
submit
a
bill
under
this
subsection
,
the
4
bill
shall
be
brought
to
a
vote
not
less
than
seven
days
after
5
the
bill
is
submitted
and
made
available
to
the
members
of
6
the
general
assembly,
under
a
procedure
or
rule
permitting
no
7
amendments
except
those
of
a
purely
corrective
nature.
If
the
8
bill
is
approved
by
the
first
house
in
which
it
is
considered,
9
it
shall
expeditiously
be
brought
to
a
vote
in
the
second
house
10
under
a
similar
procedure
or
rule.
If
the
bill
embodying
the
11
plan
submitted
by
the
legislative
services
agency
under
this
12
subsection
fails
to
be
approved
by
a
constitutional
majority
13
in
either
the
senate
or
the
house
of
representatives,
the
14
secretary
of
the
senate
or
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house,
as
the
15
case
may
be,
shall
transmit
to
the
legislative
services
agency
16
in
the
same
manner
as
described
in
subsection
1
,
information
17
which
the
senate
or
house
may
direct
by
resolution
regarding
18
reasons
why
the
plan
was
not
approved.
19
3.
If
the
bill
embodying
the
plan
submitted
by
the
20
legislative
services
agency
under
subsection
2
fails
to
be
21
enacted,
the
same
procedure
as
prescribed
by
subsection
2
22
shall
be
followed.
If
a
third
plan
is
required
under
this
23
subsection
,
the
bill
embodying
it
shall
be
delivered
to
the
24
secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
of
25
representatives
not
later
than
thirty-five
days
after
the
date
26
of
the
vote
by
which
the
senate
or
the
house
of
representatives
27
fails
to
approve
the
bill
submitted
under
subsection
2
,
or
28
the
date
the
governor
vetoes
or
fails
to
approve
the
bill.
29
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
submit
a
bill
under
30
this
subsection
sufficiently
in
advance
of
September
1
of
the
31
year
ending
in
one
to
permit
the
general
assembly
to
consider
32
the
plan
prior
to
that
date.
If
it
is
necessary
to
submit
a
33
bill
under
this
subsection
,
the
bill
shall
be
brought
to
a
34
vote
within
the
same
time
period
after
its
delivery
to
the
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secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
of
1
representatives
as
is
prescribed
for
the
bill
submitted
under
2
subsection
2
,
but
shall
be
subject
to
amendment
in
the
same
3
manner
as
other
bills.
4
Sec.
4.
Standards.
5
1.
Legislative
and
congressional
districts
shall
be
6
established
on
the
basis
of
population.
7
a.
Senatorial
and
representative
districts,
respectively,
8
shall
each
have
a
population
as
nearly
equal
as
practicable
9
to
the
ideal
population
for
such
districts,
determined
by
10
dividing
the
number
of
districts
to
be
established
into
the
11
population
of
the
state
reported
in
the
federal
decennial
12
census.
Senatorial
districts
and
representative
districts
13
shall
not
vary
in
population
from
the
respective
ideal
district
14
populations
except
as
necessary
to
comply
with
one
of
the
15
other
standards
enumerated
in
this
section
.
In
no
case
shall
16
the
quotient,
obtained
by
dividing
the
total
of
the
absolute
17
values
of
the
deviations
of
all
district
populations
from
the
18
applicable
ideal
district
population
by
the
number
of
districts
19
established,
exceed
one
percent
of
the
applicable
ideal
20
district
population.
A
senatorial
district
shall
not
have
a
21
population
which
exceeds
that
of
any
other
senatorial
district
22
by
more
than
five
percent,
and
a
representative
district
23
shall
not
have
a
population
which
exceeds
that
of
any
other
24
representative
district
by
more
than
five
percent.
25
b.
Congressional
districts
shall
each
have
a
population
as
26
nearly
equal
as
practicable
to
the
ideal
district
population,
27
derived
as
prescribed
in
paragraph
“a”
.
A
congressional
28
district
shall
not
have
a
population
which
varies
by
more
than
29
one
percent
from
the
applicable
ideal
district
population,
30
except
as
necessary
to
comply
with
Article
III,
section
37.
31
c.
If
a
challenge
is
filed
with
the
supreme
court
alleging
32
excessive
population
variance
among
districts
established
in
a
33
plan
adopted
by
the
general
assembly,
the
general
assembly
has
34
the
burden
of
justifying
any
variance
in
excess
of
one
percent
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between
the
population
of
a
district
and
the
applicable
ideal
1
district
population.
2
2.
To
the
extent
consistent
with
subsection
1
,
district
3
boundaries
shall
coincide
with
the
boundaries
of
political
4
subdivisions
of
the
state.
The
number
of
counties
and
cities
5
divided
among
more
than
one
district
shall
be
as
small
as
6
possible.
When
there
is
a
choice
between
dividing
local
7
political
subdivisions,
the
more
populous
subdivisions
shall
be
8
divided
before
the
less
populous,
but
this
statement
does
not
9
apply
to
a
legislative
district
boundary
drawn
along
a
county
10
line
which
passes
through
a
city
that
lies
in
more
than
one
11
county.
12
3.
Districts
shall
be
composed
of
convenient
contiguous
13
territory.
Areas
which
meet
only
at
the
points
of
adjoining
14
corners
are
not
contiguous.
15
4.
Districts
shall
be
reasonably
compact
in
form,
to
the
16
extent
consistent
with
the
standards
established
by
subsections
17
1,
2,
and
3
.
In
general,
reasonably
compact
districts
are
18
those
which
are
square,
rectangular,
or
hexagonal
in
shape,
19
and
not
irregularly
shaped,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
natural
20
or
political
boundaries.
If
it
is
necessary
to
compare
the
21
relative
compactness
of
two
or
more
districts,
or
of
two
or
22
more
alternative
districting
plans,
the
tests
prescribed
by
23
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
shall
be
used.
24
a.
Length-width
compactness.
The
compactness
of
a
district
25
is
greatest
when
the
length
of
the
district
and
the
width
26
of
the
district
are
equal.
The
measure
of
a
district’s
27
compactness
is
the
absolute
value
of
the
difference
between
28
the
length
and
the
width
of
the
district.
In
general,
the
29
length-width
compactness
of
a
district
is
calculated
by
30
measuring
the
distance
from
the
northernmost
point
or
portion
31
of
the
boundary
of
a
district
to
the
southernmost
point
or
32
portion
of
the
boundary
of
the
same
district
and
the
distance
33
from
the
westernmost
point
or
portion
of
the
boundary
of
the
34
district
to
the
easternmost
point
or
portion
of
the
boundary
of
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the
same
district.
The
absolute
values
computed
for
individual
1
districts
under
this
paragraph
may
be
cumulated
for
all
2
districts
in
a
plan
in
order
to
compare
the
overall
compactness
3
of
two
or
more
alternative
districting
plans
for
the
state,
or
4
for
a
portion
of
the
state
5
b.
Perimeter
compactness.
The
compactness
of
a
district
is
6
greatest
when
the
distance
needed
to
traverse
the
perimeter
7
boundary
of
a
district
is
as
short
as
possible.
The
total
8
perimeter
distance
computed
for
individual
districts
under
this
9
paragraph
may
be
cumulated
for
all
districts
in
a
plan
in
order
10
to
compare
the
overall
compactness
of
two
or
more
alternative
11
districting
plans
for
the
state,
or
for
a
portion
of
the
state.
12
5.
A
district
shall
not
be
drawn
for
the
purpose
of
favoring
13
a
political
party,
incumbent
legislator
or
member
of
Congress,
14
or
other
person
or
group,
or
for
the
purpose
of
augmenting
or
15
diluting
the
voting
strength
of
a
language
or
racial
minority
16
group.
In
establishing
districts,
the
following
information
17
shall
not
be
used:
18
a.
Addresses
of
incumbent
legislators
or
members
of
19
Congress.
20
b.
Political
affiliations
of
registered
voters.
21
c.
Previous
election
results.
22
d.
Demographic
information,
other
than
population
head
23
counts,
except
as
required
by
the
Constitution
and
the
laws
of
24
the
United
States.
25
6.
In
order
to
minimize
electoral
confusion
and
to
26
facilitate
communication
within
state
legislative
districts,
27
each
plan
drawn
under
this
section
shall
provide
that
each
28
representative
district
is
wholly
included
within
a
single
29
senatorial
district
and
that,
so
far
as
possible,
each
30
representative
and
each
senatorial
district
shall
be
included
31
within
a
single
congressional
district.
However,
the
standards
32
established
by
subsections
1
through
5
shall
take
precedence
33
where
a
conflict
arises
between
these
standards
and
the
34
requirement,
so
far
as
possible,
of
including
a
senatorial
or
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representative
district
within
a
single
congressional
district.
1
7.
Each
bill
embodying
a
plan
drawn
under
this
section
2
shall
provide
that
any
vacancy
in
the
general
assembly
which
3
takes
office
in
the
year
ending
in
one,
occurring
at
a
time
4
which
makes
it
necessary
to
fill
the
vacancy
at
a
special
5
election,
shall
be
filled
from
the
same
district
which
elected
6
the
senator
or
representative
whose
seat
is
vacant.
7
8.
Each
bill
embodying
a
plan
drawn
under
this
section
shall
8
include
provisions
for
election
of
senators
to
the
general
9
assemblies
which
take
office
in
the
years
ending
in
three
and
10
five,
which
shall
be
in
conformity
with
Article
III,
section
11
6.
With
respect
to
any
plan
drawn
for
consideration
in
a
year
12
ending
in
one,
those
provisions
shall
be
substantially
as
13
follows:
14
a.
Each
senatorial
district
in
the
plan
which
is
not
a
15
holdover
senatorial
district
shall
elect
a
senator
in
the
year
16
ending
in
two
for
a
four-year
term
commencing
in
January
of
the
17
year
ending
in
three.
If
an
incumbent
senator
who
was
elected
18
to
a
four-year
term
which
commenced
in
January
of
the
year
19
ending
in
one,
or
was
subsequently
elected
to
fill
a
vacancy
20
in
such
a
term,
is
residing
in
a
senatorial
district
in
the
21
plan
which
is
not
a
holdover
senatorial
district
on
the
first
22
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
two,
that
senator’s
23
term
of
office
shall
be
terminated
on
January
1
of
the
year
24
ending
in
three.
25
b.
Each
holdover
senatorial
district
in
the
plan
shall
26
elect
a
senator
in
the
year
ending
in
four
for
a
four-year
term
27
commencing
in
January
of
the
year
ending
in
five.
28
(1)
If
one
and
only
one
incumbent
state
senator
is
residing
29
in
a
holdover
senatorial
district
in
the
plan
on
the
first
30
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
two,
and
that
31
senator
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements,
the
senator
32
shall
represent
the
district
in
the
senate
for
the
general
33
assembly
commencing
in
January
of
the
year
ending
in
three:
34
(a)
The
senator
was
elected
to
a
four-year
term
which
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year
ending
in
one
or
was
1
subsequently
elected
to
fill
a
vacancy
in
such
a
term.
2
(b)
The
senatorial
district
in
the
plan
which
includes
3
the
place
of
residence
of
the
state
senator
on
the
date
of
4
the
senator’s
last
election
to
the
senate
is
the
same
as
the
5
holdover
senatorial
district
in
which
the
senator
resides
on
6
the
first
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
two,
or
7
is
contiguous
to
such
holdover
senatorial
district.
Areas
8
which
meet
only
at
the
points
of
adjoining
corners
are
not
9
contiguous.
10
(2)
Each
holdover
senatorial
district
to
which
subparagraph
11
(1)
is
not
applicable
shall
elect
a
senator
in
the
year
ending
12
in
two
for
a
two-year
term
commencing
in
January
of
the
year
13
ending
in
three.
However,
if
more
than
one
incumbent
state
14
senator
is
residing
in
a
holdover
senatorial
district
on
the
15
first
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
two,
and,
on
16
or
before
the
third
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
17
two,
all
but
one
of
the
incumbent
senators
resigns
from
office
18
effective
no
later
than
January
of
the
year
ending
in
three,
19
the
remaining
incumbent
senator
shall
represent
the
district
in
20
the
senate
for
the
general
assembly
commencing
in
January
of
21
the
year
ending
in
three.
A
copy
of
each
resignation
shall
be
22
filed
in
the
office
of
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
no
23
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
third
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
24
year
ending
in
two.
25
c.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
:
26
(1)
“Holdover
senatorial
district”
means
a
senatorial
27
district
in
the
plan
which
is
numbered
with
an
even
or
odd
28
number
in
the
same
manner
as
senatorial
districts,
which
were
29
required
to
elect
a
senator
in
the
year
ending
in
zero,
were
30
numbered.
31
(2)
“Incumbent
state
senator”
means
a
state
senator
who
32
holds
the
office
of
state
senator
on
the
first
Wednesday
33
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
two,
and
whose
declared
34
residence
on
that
day
is
within
the
district
from
which
the
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senator
was
last
elected.
1
d.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
prescribe
2
a
form
to
be
completed
by
all
senators
to
declare
their
3
residences
as
of
the
first
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
4
year
ending
in
two.
The
form
shall
be
filed
with
the
state
5
commissioner
of
elections
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
first
6
Wednesday
in
February
of
the
year
ending
in
two.
7
Sec.
5.
Commission.
8
1.
Not
later
than
February
15
of
each
year
ending
in
one,
a
9
five
member
temporary
redistricting
advisory
commission
shall
10
be
established.
The
commission’s
only
functions
shall
be
those
11
prescribed
by
section
6
of
this
article.
12
a.
Each
of
the
four
selecting
authorities
shall
certify
to
13
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
the
authority’s
appointment
14
of
a
person
to
serve
on
the
commission.
The
certifications
15
may
be
made
at
any
time
after
the
majority
and
minority
floor
16
leaders
have
been
selected
for
the
general
assembly
which
takes
17
office
in
the
year
ending
in
one,
even
though
that
general
18
assembly’s
term
of
office
has
not
actually
begun.
19
b.
Within
thirty
days
after
the
four
selecting
authorities
20
have
certified
their
respective
appointments
to
the
commission,
21
but
in
no
event
later
than
February
15
of
the
year
ending
in
22
one,
the
four
commission
members
so
appointed
shall
select,
23
by
a
vote
of
at
least
three
members,
and
certify
to
the
state
24
commissioner
of
elections
the
fifth
commission
member,
who
25
shall
serve
as
chairperson.
26
c.
A
vacancy
on
the
commission
shall
be
filled
by
the
27
initial
selecting
authority
within
fifteen
days
after
the
28
vacancy
occurs.
29
d.
Members
of
the
commission
may
be
compensated
as
30
determined
by
the
general
assembly
by
law.
31
2.
A
person
shall
not
be
appointed
to
the
commission
who:
32
a.
Is
not
an
eligible
elector
of
the
state
at
the
time
of
33
selection.
34
b.
Holds
partisan
public
office
or
political
party
office.
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c.
Is
a
relative
of
or
is
employed
by
a
member
of
the
1
general
assembly
or
of
the
United
States
Congress,
or
is
2
employed
directly
by
the
general
assembly
or
by
the
United
3
States
Congress.
4
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“four
selecting
5
authorities”
means:
6
a.
The
majority
floor
leader
of
the
state
senate.
7
b.
The
minority
floor
leader
of
the
state
senate.
8
c.
The
majority
floor
leader
of
the
state
house
of
9
representatives.
10
d.
The
minority
floor
leader
of
the
state
house
of
11
representatives.
12
Sec.
6.
Duties
of
commission.
The
functions
of
the
13
commission
shall
be
as
follows:
14
1.
If,
in
preparation
of
plans
as
required
by
this
article,
15
the
legislative
services
agency
is
confronted
with
the
16
necessity
to
make
any
decision
for
which
no
clearly
applicable
17
guideline
is
provided
by
section
4
of
this
article,
the
18
legislative
services
agency
may
submit
a
written
request
for
19
direction
to
the
commission.
20
2.
Prior
to
delivering
any
plan
and
the
bill
embodying
that
21
plan
to
the
secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
22
the
house
of
representatives
in
accordance
with
section
3
of
23
this
article,
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
provide
to
24
persons
outside
the
legislative
services
agency
staff
only
such
25
information
regarding
the
plan
as
may
be
required
by
policies
26
agreed
upon
by
the
commission.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
27
to
population
data
furnished
to
the
legislative
services
agency
28
by
the
United
States
government.
29
3.
Upon
the
delivery
by
the
legislative
services
agency
to
30
the
general
assembly
of
a
bill
embodying
an
initial
plan,
the
31
commission
shall:
32
a.
As
expeditiously
as
reasonably
possible,
schedule
and
33
conduct
at
least
three
public
hearings,
in
different
geographic
34
regions
of
the
state,
on
the
plan
embodied
in
the
bill
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delivered
by
the
legislative
services
agency
to
the
general
1
assembly.
2
b.
Following
the
hearings,
promptly
prepare
and
submit
to
3
the
secretary
of
the
senate
and
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
a
4
report
summarizing
information
and
testimony
received
by
the
5
commission
in
the
course
of
the
hearings.
The
commission’s
6
report
shall
include
any
comments
and
conclusions
which
its
7
members
deem
appropriate
on
the
information
and
testimony
8
received
at
the
hearings,
or
otherwise
presented
to
the
9
commission.
The
report
shall
be
submitted
no
later
than
10
fourteen
days
after
the
date
the
bill
embodying
an
initial
plan
11
of
congressional
and
legislative
redistricting
is
delivered
to
12
the
general
assembly.
13
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
14
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
15
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
16
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
17
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
18
date
of
that
election.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
23
the
State
of
Iowa
that
adopts
Code
chapter
42
(redistricting
24
general
assembly
and
congressional
districts)
as
a
new
article
25
under
the
constitution.
26
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
27
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(92nd)
for
adoption,
28
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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