Ten years ago today:
- Arkansas enacted the First Congressional Redistricting Map following the 2010 Census, on April 13th.
- Kansas was the Last State to Adopt such a Map, doing so on June 7th, 2012.
- New Jersey was the First State to enact its State Legislative District Map on April 3rd, 2011.
- Maine was Last, on June 3rd, 2013. In 2013, the Maine Legislature Passed a Bill changing the Redistricting Deadline from Three years into the Decade to One year into it.
But Census Delays, have caused 2020 Downstream adjustments to the Timelines for each State.
Population Data from the Decennial Census is used to determine the Number of Congressional Seats each State will have in the coming Decade, called Apportionment. States also use this Data for State Redistricting. The Federal Government uses these numbers to determine how much Funding each State gets.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Delayed the Collection and Distribution of the Data.
The Bureau plans to deliver Congressional Apportionment Counts to States by April 30th, Delayed from the Original Dec. 31th, 2020, Due date.
The Bureau then plans to deliver the Detailed Datasets needed for State's Redistricting by Sept. 30th. The original date for States to receive this Data was April 1st.
On March 15th, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Redistricting Data could be made available to States in a Legacy format by Mid-to-Late August. This Legacy Format would present the Data in Raw form, without the Data Tables and other Access Tools the Bureau will Ultimately Prepare for the States.
Some States' Redistricting Deadlines come before the Census Bureau's Projected Data Delivery date, prompting States to consider Postponements or Alternative Data Sources.
For example, Oregon's State Legislators Sued the Secretary of State, asking that the Court Extend the State Legislature's Redistricting Deadline. Currently, if the Legislature doesn't adopt Legislative District Maps by July 1st, the Secretary of State has until Aug. 15th to do so. Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan (D), said the Legislature should use Non-Census Data to Draw Maps, subject to Revision following final Census Data release.
State Redistricting Deadlines generally take One of Three Forms:
- Constitutional Deadlines are set out Explicitly in State Constitutions. Altering these Deadlines typically requires either a Constitutional Amendment or a Court Order.
- Statutory Deadlines are set by State Legislatures. They are subject to Change at the Legislature's Discretion.
- Redistricting Deadlines can also be Inferred from Candidate Filing Deadlines. For example, if a State's Filing Deadline for Congressional Candidates is Feb. 1st, 2022, it can be inferred that the Congressional Maps must be in place.
Congressional Redistricting Deadlines
Maine's Constitutional June 1st, 2021, Deadline for Congressional Redistricting is the Earliest in the Nation.
Five States have Congressional Redistricting Deadlines in the Third Quarter of 2021.
Another Six have Deadlines in the Final Quarter of 2021.
The Remaining States have Deadlines in 2022.
State Legislative Redistricting Deadlines
- Indiana's Statutory Deadline for State Legislative Redistricting is April 29th, 2021, the Earliest in the Nation for 2021.
- Five other States have State Legislative Redistricting Deadlines in the Second Quarter of 2021.
- Another Eight have Deadlines in the Third Quarter of 2021.
- Nine States have Deadlines in the Final Quarter of the year.
- The Remaining States have Deadlines in either 2022, or in the case of Montana, 2023.
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