Public Act 20 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R) on January 20, 2009, to prohibit the establishment, abolishment, division, consolidation or alteration of an election district during the period of June 1, 2009, through November 30, 2012, or through resolution of all judicial appeals to the 2012 Congressional Redistricting Plan, whichever occurs later; during the period of June 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010, an election district may be divided or election districts may be combined under specified circumstances.
  • Referred to the Senate State Government Committee on January 20, 2009.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on May 4, 2009. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 4, 2009.
• Passed 50 to 0 in the Senate on May 5, 2009, to prohibit the establishment, abolishment, division, consolidation or alteration of an election district during the period of June 1, 2009, through November 30, 2012, or through resolution of all judicial appeals to the 2012 Congressional Redistricting Plan, whichever occurs later; during the period of June 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010, an election district may be divided or election districts may be combined under specified circumstances.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 6, 2009.
  • Referred to the House State Government Committee on May 6, 2009. The referral passed by voice vote in the House on May 6, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 25, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on June 29, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 29, 2009.
• Passed 195 to 0 in the House on July 2, 2009, to prohibit the establishment, abolishment, division, consolidation or alteration of an election district during the period of July 15, 2009, through November 30, 2012, or through resolution of all judicial appeals to the 2012 Congressional Redistricting Plan, whichever occurs later; during the period of July 15, 2009, through December 31, 2010, an election district may be divided or election districts may be combined only under these conditions: (1) in the case of the division of an election district, the boundary of each resulting district must be composed entirely of clearly visible physical features conforming with the census block lines or portions of the original boundary of the election district which was divided; in the case of the combination of election districts, the boundary of each resulting district is composed entirely of portions of the original boundaries of the election districts which were combined. The legislation also forbids the Secretary of State from approving any voting machine which doesn't comply with the federal Help America Vote Act.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on July 6, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules & Executive Nominations Committee on July 6, 2009.
• Passed 48 to 0 in the Senate on July 7, 2009, to prohibit the establishment, abolishment, division, consolidation or alteration of an election district during the period of July 15, 2009, through November 30, 2012, or through resolution of all judicial appeals to the 2012 Congressional Redistricting Plan, whichever occurs later; during the period of July 15, 2009, through December 31, 2010, an election district may be divided or election districts may be combined only under these conditions: (1) in the case of the division of an election district, the boundary of each resulting district must be composed entirely of clearly visible physical features conforming with the census block lines or portions of the original boundary of the election district which was divided; in the case of the combination of election districts, the boundary of each resulting district is composed entirely of portions of the original boundaries of the election districts which were combined. The legislation also forbids the Secretary of State from approving any voting machine which doesn't comply with the federal Help America Vote Act.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Edward G. Rendell on July 14, 2009, to prohibit the establishment, abolishment, division, consolidation or alteration of an election district during the period of July 15, 2009, through November 30, 2012, or through resolution of all judicial appeals to the 2012 Congressional Redistricting Plan, whichever occurs later; during the period of July 15, 2009, through December 31, 2010, an election district may be divided or election districts may be combined only under these conditions: (1) in the case of the division of an election district, the boundary of each resulting district must be composed entirely of clearly visible physical features conforming with the census block lines or portions of the original boundary of the election district which was divided; in the case of the combination of election districts, the boundary of each resulting district is composed entirely of portions of the original boundaries of the election districts which were combined. The legislation also forbids the Secretary of State from approving any voting machine which doesn't comply with the federal Help America Vote Act.