§ 14-133. Short title.

A.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State House of Representatives Redistricting Act of 2011".

B.  For purposes of the State House of Representatives Redistricting Act of 2011:

1.  The total state population based on the 2011 Federal Decennial Census is three million seven hundred fifty-one thousand three hundred fifty-one (3,751,351) persons;

2.  The ideal House district contains thirty-seven thousand one hundred forty-two (37,142) persons;

3.  The descriptions of House districts in Section 3 of this act are based on geographical units defined by the United States Bureau of the Census for the purposes of compiling and reporting the 2011 Federal Decennial Census and include:

a.counties,

b.voting tabulation districts (VTD), and

c.census blocks (blocks); and

4.  The term "percent deviation" means the degree in percentage by which a single district's population varies from the ideal district.

Added by Laws 2011, c. 285, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.