SCR 1022 — legislative districts; population; census; citizenship

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citizenship State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session SCRSENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1022 IntroducedA byCONCURRENT SenatorRESOLUTION Hoffman:PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA;

Representative Hendrix A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA;

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - SCRS.C.R. 1022 Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

1022 Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

- 1 - SCRS.C.R. 1022 (4) The commission on appellate court appointments shall nominate candidates for appointment to the independent redistricting commission, except that, if a politically balanced commission exists whose members are nominated by the commission on appellate court appointments and whose regular duties relate to the elective process, the commission on appellate court appointments may delegate to such existing commission (hereinafter called the commission on appellate court appointments' designee) the duty of nominating members for the independent redistricting commission, and all other duties assigned to the commission on appellate court appointments in this section.

1022 (4) The commission on appellate court appointments shall nominate candidates for appointment to the independent redistricting commission, except that, if a politically balanced commission exists whose members are nominated by the commission on appellate court appointments and whose regular duties relate to the elective process, the commission on appellate court appointments may delegate to such existing commission (hereinafter called the commission on appellate court appointments' designee) the duty of nominating members for the independent redistricting commission, and all other duties assigned to the commission on appellate court appointments in this section.

- 2 - SCRS.C.R. 1022 (8) At a meeting called by the secretary of state, the four independent redistricting commission members shall select by majority vote from the nomination pool a fifth member who shall not be registered with any party already represented on the independent redistricting commission and who shall serve as chair.

1022 (8) At a meeting called by the secretary of state, the four independent redistricting commission members shall select by majority vote from the nomination pool a fifth member who shall not be registered with any party already represented on the independent redistricting commission and who shall serve as chair.

- 3 - SCRS.C.R. 1022 (13) A commissioner, during the commissioner's term of office and for three years thereafter, shall be ineligible for Arizona public office or for registration as a paid lobbyist.

1022 (13) A commissioner, during the commissioner's term of office and for three years thereafter, shall be ineligible for Arizona public office or for registration as a paid lobbyist.

- 4 - SCRS.C.R. 1022 B.

1022 B.

In years ending in eight or nine after the year 2001, the department of administration or its successor shall submit to the legislature a recommendation for an appropriation for adequate redistricting expenses and shall make available adequate office space for the operation of the - 5 - SCRS.C.R. 1022 independent redistricting commission.

1022 independent redistricting commission.

- 6 - SCRS.C.R. 1022 2.

1022 2.

The guarantees prescribed in paragraphs 32 and 43 of this section are best harmonized by a redistricting process that equalizes the citizen population across legislative districts.