Arkansas Board of Apportionment

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The Arkansas Board of Apportionment is a state constitutional body responsible for drawing legislative district boundaries for the Arkansas General Assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf redistricting authority
state constitutional body
appliesToJurisdiction State of Arkansas
linked to: Arkansas
canBeChallengedIn Arkansas Supreme Court
chairHeldBy Governor of Arkansas
composedOfOffice Attorney General of Arkansas
Governor of Arkansas
Secretary of State of Arkansas
country United States
createdBy Arkansas constitutional amendment
createdInPeriod 20th century
governs Arkansas General Assembly legislative districts
governsBody Arkansas House of Representatives
Arkansas Senate
hasAbbreviation BoA (context-dependent)
hasConstitutionalArticle Arkansas Constitution, Article 8
hasLegalBasis Arkansas Constitution
hasMemberCount 3
hasOfficialWebsite https://arkansasredistricting.org/
hasPrimaryFunction ensure equal representation in state legislature
hasProcess adoption of final legislative district maps by board vote
public hearings on proposed maps
hasScope state legislative districts only
languageOfWorkOrName English
lastKnownRedistrictingCycle 2020s
locatedIn Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
mapCycleFrequency every 10 years
meetsAfter decennial United States census
notResponsibleFor congressional redistricting
operatesWithin Arkansas state government
oversightBy Arkansas Supreme Court
responsibleFor drawing legislative district boundaries
reapportionment of Arkansas House of Representatives districts
reapportionment of Arkansas Senate districts
state legislative redistricting
subjectTo Voting Rights Act of 1965
federal constitutional requirements
typeOfApportionmentBody politician-controlled redistricting commission

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Arkansas Senate redistrictingBody Arkansas Board of Apportionment