An Act To Reapportion the Districts of the State Senate, State House of Representatives and County Commissioners
PART A
Sec. A-1. 21-A MRSA §1203-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 13, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
The For Legislatures until the 127th Legislature, the State Senate consists of 35 Senators with one Senator elected from each of the following districts. This section is repealed December 3, 2014.
Sec. A-2. 21-A MRSA §1203-B is enacted to read:
§ 1203-B. State Senate districts
For Legislatures beginning with the 127th Legislature, the State Senate consists of 35 Senators, with one Senator elected from each of the following districts.
Sec. A-3. Application. The districts established in section 2 of this Part take effect for the election of Senators of the Maine Legislature, beginning with the 127th Legislature.
PART B
Sec. B-1. 21-A MRSA §1204-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. A, §24, is further amended by adding a new first paragraph to read:
For Legislatures until the 127th Legislature, the following House Districts are established. This section is repealed December 3, 2014.
Sec. B-2. 21-A MRSA §1204-B is enacted to read:
§ 1204-B. State House districts
For Legislatures beginning with the 127th Legislature, the following House Districts are established.
Sec. B-3. Application. The districts established in section 2 of this Part take effect for the election of Representatives of the Maine Legislature, beginning with the 127th Legislature.
PART C
Sec. C-1. 30-A MRSA §66-A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. A, §50, is repealed.
Sec. C-2. 30-A MRSA §66-B is enacted to read:
§ 66-B. County commissioner districts
SUMMARY
This bill is the unanimous report of the commission established to reapportion the districts of the Legislature pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 1-A. This bill repeals the provisions of law that establish the Maine Senate districts and House of Representative districts on December 3, 2014 to correspond with the convening of the 127th Legislature and establishes the districts for the Maine Senate and the Maine House of Representatives for elections to the 127th Legislature and subsequent Legislatures. Part C of this bill repeals the section of law that establishes the county commissioner districts and establishes new county commissioner districts.