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STATE OF OKLAHOMA Legal Provisions Regarding Redistricting Oklahoma Constitution Article 5 - Legislative Department The Senate Article 5 Section 9A - Senatorial districts - Tenure § 9A. Senatorial Districts - Tenure. The state shall be apportioned into forty-eight senatorial districts in the following manner: the nineteen most populous counties, as determined by the most recent Federal Decennial Census, shall constitute nineteen senatorial districts with one senator to be nominated and elected from each district; the fifty-eight less populous counties shall be joined into twenty-nine two-county districts with one senator to be nominated and elected from each of the two-county districts. In apportioning the State Senate, consideration shall be given to population, compactness, area, political units, historical precedents, economic and political interests, contiguous territory, and other major factors, to the extent feasible. Each senatorial district, whether single county or multi-county, shall be entitled to one senator, who shall hold office for four years; provided that any senator, serving at the time of the adoption of this amendment, shall serve the full time for which he was elected. Vitalization of senatorial districts shall provide for one-half of the senators to be elected at each general election. Historical Data Added by State Question No. 416, Ref. Petition No. 142, adopted at election held May 26, 1964. The House of Representatives Article 5 Section 10A - House of Representatives - Number of members - Formula - Tenure § 10A. House of Representatives - Number of members - Formula - Tenure. The House of Representatives shall consist of the number of Representatives as determined by the formula and procedure set forth herein. The number of members of the House of Representatives to which each county shall be entitled shall be determined according to the following formula: a. The total population of the state as ascertained by the most recent Federal Decennial Census shall be divided by the number one hundred and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives, except as otherwise provided in this Article. b. Every county having a population less than one full ratio shall be assigned one Representative; every county containing an entire ratio but less than two ratios shall be assigned two Representatives; every county containing a population of two entire ratios but less than three ratios shall be assigned three Representatives; and every county containing a population of three entire ratios but less than four ratios shall be assigned four Representatives. After the first four Representatives, a county shall qualify for additional representation on the basis of two whole ratios of population for each additional Representative. Each Representative nominated and elected shall hold office for two years. Historical Data Added by State Question No. 416, Ref. Petition No. 142, adopted at election held May 26, 1964.
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Okla State Agency |
House of Representatives, Oklahoma |
Okla Agency Code | 422 |
Title | Legal provisions regarding redistricting. |
Alternative title | Oklahoma redistricting provisions; State of Oklahoma legal provisions regarding redistricting |
Authors |
Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives. House Redistricting Office. |
Publisher | Oklahoma House of Representatives |
Publication Date | 2011 |
Subject | Apportionment (Election law)--Oklahoma. |
Contents | Oklahoma Constitution Article 5 - Legislative Department; Oklahoma Statutes Citationized Title 14. Congressional and Legislative Districts; Title 26. Elections; Title 70. Schools |
OkDocs Class# | L1305.4 L496p 2011 |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: www.okhouse.gov/research/OKRedistrictingProvisions.pdf |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2012-04-11 |
Date modified | 2012-04-11 |
OCLC number | 890218252 |
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Title | OKRedistrictingProvisions 1 |
Full text | STATE OF OKLAHOMA Legal Provisions Regarding Redistricting Oklahoma Constitution Article 5 - Legislative Department The Senate Article 5 Section 9A - Senatorial districts - Tenure § 9A. Senatorial Districts - Tenure. The state shall be apportioned into forty-eight senatorial districts in the following manner: the nineteen most populous counties, as determined by the most recent Federal Decennial Census, shall constitute nineteen senatorial districts with one senator to be nominated and elected from each district; the fifty-eight less populous counties shall be joined into twenty-nine two-county districts with one senator to be nominated and elected from each of the two-county districts. In apportioning the State Senate, consideration shall be given to population, compactness, area, political units, historical precedents, economic and political interests, contiguous territory, and other major factors, to the extent feasible. Each senatorial district, whether single county or multi-county, shall be entitled to one senator, who shall hold office for four years; provided that any senator, serving at the time of the adoption of this amendment, shall serve the full time for which he was elected. Vitalization of senatorial districts shall provide for one-half of the senators to be elected at each general election. Historical Data Added by State Question No. 416, Ref. Petition No. 142, adopted at election held May 26, 1964. The House of Representatives Article 5 Section 10A - House of Representatives - Number of members - Formula - Tenure § 10A. House of Representatives - Number of members - Formula - Tenure. The House of Representatives shall consist of the number of Representatives as determined by the formula and procedure set forth herein. The number of members of the House of Representatives to which each county shall be entitled shall be determined according to the following formula: a. The total population of the state as ascertained by the most recent Federal Decennial Census shall be divided by the number one hundred and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives, except as otherwise provided in this Article. b. Every county having a population less than one full ratio shall be assigned one Representative; every county containing an entire ratio but less than two ratios shall be assigned two Representatives; every county containing a population of two entire ratios but less than three ratios shall be assigned three Representatives; and every county containing a population of three entire ratios but less than four ratios shall be assigned four Representatives. After the first four Representatives, a county shall qualify for additional representation on the basis of two whole ratios of population for each additional Representative. Each Representative nominated and elected shall hold office for two years. Historical Data Added by State Question No. 416, Ref. Petition No. 142, adopted at election held May 26, 1964. |
Date created | 2012-04-11 |
Date modified | 2012-04-11 |