(a) The House of Representatives and the Senate shall be reapportioned and redistricted
on the basis of population during the biennial session after the taking of each decennial
census of the United States, or after a census taken for the purpose of such reapportionment
under the authority of this State.
(b) The standard for creating districts for the election of Representatives to the General
Assembly shall be to form representative districts with minimum percentages of deviation
from the apportionment standard for the House of Representatives. The standard for
creating districts for the election of Senators on a county basis to the General Assembly
shall be to form senatorial districts with minimum percentages of deviation from the
apportionment standard for the Senate. The representative and senatorial districts
shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable:
(1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines;
(2) recognition and maintenance of patterns of geography, social interaction, trade, political
ties, and common interests;
(3) use of compact and contiguous territory. (Added 1965, No. 97, § 3; amended 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 3, 1974; 1981, No. 30, §§ 3, 7, eff. April 16, 1981; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Feb. 13, 1992.)
In Re Reapportionment of Town of Hartland, 624 A.2d 323 (Vt. 1993). · cites it 40דII, § 73; 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a). In forming representative and senatorial districts "which shall afford equality of representation, the General Assembly shall seek to maintain geographical compactness and contiguity and to adhere to boundaries of counties and other existing…”
In re Reapportionment of Towns of Woodbury & Worcester, 2004 VT 92 (Vt. 2004). · cites it 7דIn the process of reapportioning by population, 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a), statutory provisions also require that *557 districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable: (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and…”
In Re Senate Bill 177, 318 A.2d 157 (Vt. 1974). · cites it 2ד§ 1881, is a later enactment, it must be taken to have repealed so much of 17 V.S.A. § 1903 (b) (2) as may have applied to senatorial districts and been inconsistent with it.”
In Re Senate Bill 177, 294 A.2d 653 (1972). · cites it 2דThe 1965 legislation, previously referred to, was enacted in response to Federal requirements, including 17 V.S.A. § 1903, which called for apportionment of senators on a county basis according to population “as ascertained by the census.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 1903(a): 2 cases
In Re Reapportionment of Town of Hartland, 624 A.2d 323 (Vt. 1993). “II, § 73; 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a). In forming representative and senatorial districts "which shall afford equality of representation, the General Assembly shall seek to maintain geographical compactness and contiguity and to adhere to boundaries of counties and other existing…”
In re Reapportionment of Towns of Woodbury & Worcester, 2004 VT 92 (Vt. 2004). “In the process of reapportioning by population, 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a), statutory provisions also require that *557 districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable: (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and…”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 1903(b): 2 cases
In Re Reapportionment of Town of Hartland, 624 A.2d 323 (Vt. 1993). “II, § 73; 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a). In forming representative and senatorial districts "which shall afford equality of representation, the General Assembly shall seek to maintain geographical compactness and contiguity and to adhere to boundaries of counties and other existing…”
In re Reapportionment of Towns of Woodbury & Worcester, 2004 VT 92 (Vt. 2004). “In the process of reapportioning by population, 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a), statutory provisions also require that *557 districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable: (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and…”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 1903(b)(1): 2 cases
In Re Reapportionment of Town of Hartland, 624 A.2d 323 (Vt. 1993). “II, § 73; 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a). In forming representative and senatorial districts "which shall afford equality of representation, the General Assembly shall seek to maintain geographical compactness and contiguity and to adhere to boundaries of counties and other existing…”
In re Reapportionment of Towns of Woodbury & Worcester, 2004 VT 92 (Vt. 2004). “In the process of reapportioning by population, 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a), statutory provisions also require that *557 districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable: (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and…”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 1903(b)(2): 3 cases
In Re Reapportionment of Town of Hartland, 624 A.2d 323 (Vt. 1993). “II, § 73; 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a). In forming representative and senatorial districts "which shall afford equality of representation, the General Assembly shall seek to maintain geographical compactness and contiguity and to adhere to boundaries of counties and other existing…”
In Re Senate Bill 177, 318 A.2d 157 (Vt. 1974). “§ 1881, is a later enactment, it must be taken to have repealed so much of 17 V.S.A. § 1903 (b) (2) as may have applied to senatorial districts and been inconsistent with it.”
In re Reapportionment of Towns of Woodbury & Worcester, 2004 VT 92 (Vt. 2004). “In the process of reapportioning by population, 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a), statutory provisions also require that *557 districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable: (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and…”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 1903(b)(l): 1 case
In re Reapportionment of Towns of Woodbury & Worcester, 2004 VT 92 (Vt. 2004). “In the process of reapportioning by population, 17 V.S.A. § 1903(a), statutory provisions also require that *557 districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable: (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and…”
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