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Senate Bill No. 223
(By Senators Boley and Hall)
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[Introduced January 17, 2012; referred to the Select Committee on Redistricting.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §1-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the composition of congressional districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §1-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION.
§1-2-3. Congressional districts.
(a) As used in this section, “block” and “VTD” (voting district) mean those geographic areas as defined by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce for the taking of the 2010 census of population and described on census maps prepared by the Bureau of the Census. The maps are, at the time of the reenactment of this section in the year 2012, maintained by the Bureau of the Census and filed in Redistricting Office of the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
(b) The number of members to which the state is entitled in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States are apportioned among the counties of the state, arranged into three congressional districts, numbered as follows:
(1) The First District consists of:
|
Population |
Barbour County |
16,589 |
Brooke County |
24,069 |
Doddridge County |
8,202 |
Gilmer County |
8,693 |
Grant County |
11,937 |
Hancock County |
30,676 |
Harrison County |
69,099 |
Lewis County |
|
VTD: 13 |
|
Block: 540419673001002 |
52 |
Block: 540419673001005 |
12 |
Block: 540419673001007 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001009 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001010 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001011 |
108 |
Block: 540419673001012 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001013 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001014 |
3 |
Block: 540419673001015 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001016 |
18 |
Block: 540419673001017 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001018 |
5 |
Block: 540419673001019 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001020 |
27 |
Block: 540419673001021 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001022 |
4 |
Block: 540419673001023 |
1 |
Block: 540419673001024 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001025 |
3 |
Block: 540419673001026 |
107 |
Block: 540419673001027 |
75 |
Block: 540419673001028 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001030 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001034 |
14 |
Block: 540419673001037 |
26 |
Block: 540419673001038 |
19 |
Block: 540419673001039 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001040 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001059 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001060 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001061 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001071 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001098 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001136 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001138 |
14 |
VTD 13 Subtotal |
492 |
VTD: 22 |
310 |
VTD: 23 |
871 |
Lewis County Subtotal |
1,673 |
Marion County |
56,418 |
Marshall County |
33,107 |
Mineral County |
28,212 |
Monongalia County |
96,189 |
Ohio County |
44,443 |
Pleasants County |
7,605 |
Preston County |
33,520 |
Ritchie County |
10,449 |
Taylor County |
16,895 |
Tucker County |
7,141 |
Tyler County |
9,208 |
Wetzel County |
16,583 |
Wood County |
86,956 |
District 1 Total |
617,664 |
(2) The Second District consists of:
|
Population |
Berkeley County |
104,169 |
Braxton County |
|
VTD: 1 (540071) |
393 |
VTD: 12 |
634 |
VTD: 13 |
470 |
VTD: 16 (5400716) |
253 |
VTD: 19 (5400719) |
1,559 |
VTD: 23 |
849 |
VTD: 24 (5400724) |
532 |
VTD: 25 |
|
Block: 540079681003042 |
5 |
Block: 540079681003043 |
39 |
Block: 540079681003050 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003051 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003052 |
5 |
Block: 540079681003053 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003054 |
35 |
Block: 540079681003055 |
3 |
Block: 540079681003056 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003058 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003059 |
5 |
Block: 540079681003060 |
4 |
Block: 540079681003061 |
4 |
Block: 540079681003062 |
27 |
Block: 540079681003063 |
56 |
Block: 540079681003064 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003065 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003066 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003067 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003075 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003076 |
46 |
Block: 540079681003077 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003078 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003079 |
2 |
Block: 540079681003080 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003081 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003082 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003083 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003084 |
8 |
Block: 540079681003085 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003086 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003087 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003089 |
4 |
Block: 540079681003090 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003097 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003104 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003112 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003113 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003114 |
6 |
Block: 540079681003120 |
2 |
Block: 540079681003121 |
13 |
Block: 540079681003133 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003134 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004117 |
5 |
Block: 540079681004128 |
8 |
Block: 540079681004130 |
0 |
Block: 540079681005168 |
1 |
Block: 540079681005169 |
0 |
VTD 25 Subtotal |
278 |
VTD: 26 |
897 |
VTD: 27 |
1,340 |
VTD: 28 |
806 |
VTD: 3 (540073) |
418 |
VTD: 32 |
76 |
VTD: 36 |
623 |
VTD: 37 |
468 |
VTD: 38 |
835 |
VTD: 43 |
324 |
VTD: 45 |
674 |
VTD: 6 (540076) |
414 |
VTD: 9 (540079) |
1,156 |
Braxton County Subtotal |
12,999 |
Calhoun County |
7,627 |
Clay County |
9,386 |
Hampshire County |
23,964 |
Hardy County |
14,025 |
Jackson County |
29,211 |
Jefferson County |
53,498 |
Kanawha County |
193,063 |
Lewis County |
|
VTD: 1 |
502 |
VTD: 10 |
648 |
VTD: 11 |
399 |
VTD: 12 (5404112) |
409 |
VTD: 13 |
|
Block: 540419673001000 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001001 |
27 |
Block: 540419673001003 |
38 |
Block: 540419673001004 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001006 |
8 |
Block: 540419673001008 |
3 |
Block: 540419673001029 |
4 |
Block: 540419673001031 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001032 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001033 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001035 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001036 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001041 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001042 |
3 |
Block: 540419673001043 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001044 |
73 |
Block: 540419673001045 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001046 |
10 |
Block: 540419673001047 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001048 |
10 |
Block: 540419673001049 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001050 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001051 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001062 |
141 |
Block: 540419673001063 |
4 |
Block: 540419673001064 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001072 |
5 |
Block: 540419673001073 |
44 |
Block: 540419673001074 |
6 |
Block: 540419673001075 |
1 |
Block: 540419673001077 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001078 |
9 |
Block: 540419673001081 |
17 |
Block: 540419673001082 |
10 |
Block: 540419673001083 |
107 |
Block: 540419673001084 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001085 |
4 |
Block: 540419673001086 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001090 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001095 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001096 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001097 |
5 |
Block: 540419673001101 |
16 |
Block: 540419673001102 |
1 |
Block: 540419673001105 |
49 |
Block: 540419673001106 |
8 |
Block: 540419673001112 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001113 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001129 |
40 |
Block: 540419673001130 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001131 |
0 |
Block: 540419673001132 |
2 |
Block: 540419673001133 |
3 |
Block: 540419673001139 |
8 |
Block: 540419673001141 |
15 |
Block: 540419673002000 |
9 |
Block: 540419673002001 |
78 |
Block: 540419673002002 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002003 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002004 |
2 |
Block: 540419673002005 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002006 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002007 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002008 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002009 |
16 |
Block: 540419673002010 |
41 |
Block: 540419673002011 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002012 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002013 |
8 |
Block: 540419673002014 |
2 |
Block: 540419673002015 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002016 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002017 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002018 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002019 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002020 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002023 |
3 |
Block: 540419673002024 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002026 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002027 |
33 |
Block: 540419673002028 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002029 |
7 |
Block: 540419673002030 |
3 |
Block: 540419673002031 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002032 |
3 |
Block: 540419673002033 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002034 |
2 |
Block: 540419673002042 |
2 |
Block: 540419673002043 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002044 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002045 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002046 |
14 |
Block: 540419673002048 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002049 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002092 |
0 |
Block: 540419673002093 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001000 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001001 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001002 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001003 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001004 |
86 |
Block: 540419674001006 |
7 |
Block: 540419674001008 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001009 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001010 |
22 |
Block: 540419674001013 |
23 |
Block: 540419674001018 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001019 |
3 |
Block: 540419674001023 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001024 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001025 |
0 |
Block: 540419674001026 |
0 |
VTD 13 Subtotal |
1,045 |
VTD: 14 |
682 |
VTD: 15 |
1,133 |
VTD: 16 |
508 |
VTD: 17 |
546 |
VTD: 18 |
531 |
VTD: 19 |
429 |
VTD: 2 |
588 |
VTD: 20 |
1,084 |
VTD: 21 |
677 |
VTD: 24 |
931 |
VTD: 3 |
654 |
VTD: 4 |
728 |
VTD: 5 |
563 |
VTD: 6 |
511 |
VTD: 7 |
1,198 |
VTD: 8 |
573 |
VTD: 9 |
360 |
Lewis County Subtotal |
14,699 |
Morgan County |
17,541 |
Pendleton County |
7,695 |
Putnam County |
55,486 |
Randolph County |
29,405 |
Roane County |
14,926 |
Upshur County |
24,254 |
Wirt County |
5,717 |
District 2 Total |
617,665 |
(3) The Third District consists of:
|
Population |
Boone County |
24,629 |
Braxton County |
|
VTD: 14 |
385 |
VTD: 15 |
734 |
VTD: 25 |
|
Block: 540079681003057 |
7 |
Block: 540079681003091 |
49 |
Block: 540079681003092 |
7 |
Block: 540079681003093 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003094 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003095 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003096 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003098 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003099 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003100 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003101 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003102 |
3 |
Block: 540079681003103 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003105 |
1 |
Block: 540079681003106 |
2 |
Block: 540079681003107 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003108 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003109 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003110 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003111 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003115 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003116 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003117 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003118 |
11 |
Block: 540079681003119 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003122 |
0 |
Block: 540079681003124 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004106 |
3 |
Block: 540079681004109 |
11 |
Block: 540079681004112 |
5 |
Block: 540079681004114 |
25 |
Block: 540079681004119 |
23 |
Block: 540079681004121 |
11 |
Block: 540079681004122 |
3 |
Block: 540079681004123 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004124 |
16 |
Block: 540079681004125 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004126 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004127 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004129 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004131 |
26 |
Block: 540079681004184 |
39 |
Block: 540079681004185 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004188 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004189 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004190 |
69 |
Block: 540079681004191 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004192 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004193 |
11 |
Block: 540079681004194 |
14 |
Block: 540079681004195 |
2 |
Block: 540079681004197 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004198 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004199 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004200 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004201 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004202 |
3 |
Block: 540079681004203 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004204 |
6 |
Block: 540079681004205 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004206 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004207 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004208 |
2 |
Block: 540079681004209 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004210 |
2 |
Block: 540079681004211 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004218 |
12 |
Block: 540079681004219 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004220 |
8 |
Block: 540079681004221 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004222 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004230 |
2 |
Block: 540079681004231 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004233 |
5 |
Block: 540079681004234 |
27 |
Block: 540079681004235 |
0 |
Block: 540079681004243 |
0 |
VTD 25 Subtotal |
405 |
Braxton County Subtotal |
1,524 |
Cabell County |
96,319 |
Fayette County |
46,039 |
Greenbrier County |
35,480 |
Lincoln County |
21,720 |
Logan County |
36,743 |
Mason County |
27,324 |
McDowell County |
22,113 |
Mercer County |
62,264 |
Mingo County |
26,839 |
Monroe County |
13,502 |
Nicholas County |
26,233 |
Pocahontas County |
8,719 |
Raleigh County |
78,859 |
Summers County |
13,927 |
Wayne County |
42,481 |
Webster County |
9,154 |
Wyoming County |
23,796 |
District 3 Subtotal |
617,665 |
State totals |
1,852,994 |
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for the redistricting of the state’s Congressional Districts.
§1-2-3 has been completely rewritten; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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