2014 Indiana Code TITLE 3. ELECTIONS ARTICLE 3. CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT CHAPTER 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESTABLISHING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
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IC 3-3-4
Chapter 4. General Provisions Relating to Establishing
Congressional Districts
IC 3-3-4-1
Terms and references to geographic units
Sec. 1. All terms and references to geographic units made in the
descriptions of districts in this article:
(1) have the same meanings as the terms have when used by the
United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
in reporting the 2010 decennial census of Indiana as
supplemented by geographic information compiled and
documented by the legislative services agency; and
(2) describe the same geographical boundaries as depicted by
maps included in the GIS.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-2
"District"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "district" refers to a district
described in IC 3-3-5.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-3
"GIS"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "GIS" refers to the geographic
information system maintained by the office that contains the
following information:
(1) Geographic and population information provided in the
official census report to the state by the United States
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in reporting
the 2010 decennial census of Indiana.
(2) Election history and supplemental geographic information
compiled by the legislative services agency.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-4
"Office"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to the office of
census data of the legislative services agency.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-5
Resolution of inconsistent inclusions in congressional districts
Sec. 5. (a) Any part of Indiana that has not been described as
included in a district is included within the district that:
(1) is contiguous to the part; and
(2) contains the least population of districts contiguous to that
part according to the 2010 decennial census of Indiana.
(b) If any part of Indiana is described as being in more than one
(1) district, the part is included within the district that:
(1) is one (1) of the districts in which the part is listed in
IC 3-3-5, whichever is applicable;
(2) is contiguous to the part; and
(3) contains the least population according to the 2010
decennial census of Indiana.
(c) If any part of Indiana:
(1) is described in IC 3-3-5 as being in one (1) district; and
(2) is entirely surrounded by another district;
the part shall be incorporated into the district that surrounds the part.
(d) If any part of Indiana:
(1) is described as being in one (1) district; and
(2) is not contiguous to another part of the district that contains
the majority of the population in the district;
the part is included with the contiguous district that contains the least
population according to the 2010 decennial census of Indiana.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-6
Treatment of geographic slivers
Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "geographic sliver" means a
polygon contained in the GIS resulting from the overlay of an
existing geographic data set onto a more recent version of that
geographic data set.
(b) A geographic sliver is considered to be included in the
description of the larger unit of geography to which the geographic
sliver belongs within the same geographic data set.
(c) If this article provides that a district includes a unit of
geography in Indiana, that district contains any geographic slivers
included in that unit of geography under subsection (b).
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-7
Office modifications to GIS
Sec. 7. The office shall make modifications in the GIS necessary
to conform the GIS to the rules stated in sections 5 and 6 of this
chapter.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-8
Maintenance of census descriptions and maps
Sec. 8. The legislative services agency shall separately maintain
and preserve in the GIS the descriptions and maps included in the
2010 decennial census of Indiana. The legislative services agency
shall make those descriptions and maps available for public
inspection during regular office hours and on the Internet.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
IC 3-3-4-9
Incorporation of census reports and documents
Sec. 9. The official report and all official documents relating to
the report of the 2010 decennial census are incorporated by reference
into this article.
As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
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