Legislative BranchMake statutory lawsAmend state constitutionsConstituent serviceBring government funding to districtRepresentationGEOGRAPHICHeterogeneous districtsHomogenous districtsNON-GEOGRAPHICENTREPRENEURIALRANDOM SELECTIONLegislative ApportionmentEqual PopulationReynolds v. Sims “legislators represent people, not trees or acres.”Equal number of people in the districtBASE=POPULATIONRANGE=1%RedistrictingState legislatures create districts for themselves and U.S. HouseRace and ethnicityVoting Rights Act 1965FracturingPacking or concentratingPartisan gerrymanderingOne Person, One VoteNot everyone is eligible to vote.You must be a registered voterOver the age of 18Be a citizen of the US –residents cannot voteFelons cannot voteAcceptable and Unacceptable Racially Gerrymandered District Shapes and CompactnessUNACCEPTABLE: TEXAS 30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, 1990s:ACCEPTABLE: ILLINOIS 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, 1990s:Districting RequirementsCONTIGUITYPOPULATION EQUALITYVOTING RIGHTS ACTIMPACTSHAPEPARTISAN GERRYMANDERINGPercentage Turnover in State Legislatures Elections of 2006-2007Competition?UNOPPOSEDAPPOINTMENTINCUMBENT DEFEATVOLUNTARY RETIREMENTHow a bill becomes a law that affects usPOLS 207 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Current Lecture II. Legislative BranchIII. Legislative ApportionmentIV. RedistrictingV. How a Bill becomes a lawCurrent Lecture← Legislative Branch- Make statutory laws- Amend state constitutions- Constituent service- Bring government funding to district←← Representation- GEOGRAPHICo Heterogeneous districtso Homogenous districts- NON-GEOGRAPHIC- ENTREPRENEURIAL- RANDOM SELECTION← Legislative Apportionment← Equal Population- Reynolds v. Sims “legislators represent people, not trees or acres.”- Equal number of people in the district← BASE=POPULATION← RANGE=1%← Redistricting- State legislatures create districts for themselves and U.S. House- Race and ethnicityo Voting Rights Act 1965o Fracturingo Packing or concentrating- Partisan gerrymanderingChanging districts lines to gain more votes for your party← One Person, One Vote← Not everyone is eligible to vote.- You must be a registered voter- Over the age of 18- Be a citizen of the US –residents cannot vote- Felons cannot vote←← Acceptable and Unacceptable Racially Gerrymandered District Shapes and Compactness← UNACCEPTABLE: TEXAS 30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, 1990s:←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←← ACCEPTABLE: ILLINOIS 4TH CONGRESSIONALDISTRICT, 1990s:←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←← Districting Requirements- CONTIGUITY- POPULATION EQUALITY- VOTING RIGHTS ACT- IMPACT- SHAPE- PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING←← Percentage Turnover in State Legislatures Elections of 2006-2007←←← Competition?- UNOPPOSED- APPOINTMENT- INCUMBENT DEFEAT- VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT←← How a bill becomes a law that affects us←First ReadingThird ReadingBill DraftedBill IntroducedCommittee Reports BillAssignment to Committee Committee Pigeon-holes,Holds Hearings, and Marks-up BillBill on CalendarDebatedIf AmendedVote on BillSent to Governor for SignatureConference Committee to Make IdenticalIf passedSigned Into Law by Governor Bureaucracy Administersto Legislature's Satisfaction Judicial Reviewof ConstitutionalityWe are Affected by the LawSecond