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Title
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015
Official Title
To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
Summary
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015
Prohibits any state whose congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires such state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Makes this Act applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.
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Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil LibertiesCommittee on the JudiciaryIntroducedJanuary 6th, 2015
