Gov. Stitt signs new redistricting maps into law - KOKH FOX25
After several weeks of debate and voting, Governor Kevin Stitt has signed legislation approving new maps for Oklahoma's five congressional districts.
With every 10 years there is a census, populations change, and the districts have to be reorganized.
The new congressional maps will be moving 10 percent of Oklahomans, nearly 400-hundred thousand people, into a new district.
The redistricting legislation includes:
SB 1X creates the State Senate Redistricting Act of 2021 which sets State Senate district boundaries based on final 2020 Census data and establishes residency requirements for the 2022 Election.
SB 2X adjusts residency requirements for county commissioners for the 2022 election to require candidates to be a registered voter within the district they wish to run for by December 31, 2021.
SB 4X directs county election boards to conduct regular or special elections after April 5, 2022 to permit the Election Board time to implement the provisions of redistricting
SB 5X Adjusts candidate political party registration requirements to permit potential candidates to register under their chosen political affiliation in their district of choice by December 31, 2021 to run for office in 2022.
HB 1001 creates the State House of Representatives Redistricting Act of 2021 which sets State House district boundaries based on final 2020 Census data and establishes residency requirements for the 2022 election.
HB 1002 creates the Oklahoma Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 which establishes the boundaries of the state's five Congressional Districts and directs the Election Boar
That last bill, HB 1002, now law, saw the biggest contention from Democrats, as it redistricts most of southern Oklahoma City into a new district.
The governor had this to say, “following an open and transparent process that included public input, these maps were passed with majority support in both the house and the senate and i am pleased to execute the will of Oklahomans by signing these new maps into law.”
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