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Delaware Redistricting 2000

Delaware’s Political Lineup

	1991	2001
Governor	R	D
State Senate	15D, 6R	13D, 8R
State House	24R, 17D	26R, 15D
US Senators	1D, 1R	2D
US Reps	1D	1R

Redistricting Deadline

The deadline for state legislative redistricting is June 30, 2001.

Who’s in Charge of Redistricting?

The legislature. The leadership in both houses is responsible for drawing separate plans for their respective houses, but the Governor has veto power.

Districting Principles

Principle	Congressional	State Legis.
Compactness
Contiguity		+
Political sub.
Communities
District cores
Incumbents		--
VRA § 5

+ = required -- = prohibited a = allowed

Public Access

Currently two public hearings are scheduled to get feedback on plans outlined by the Senate and House. Please see the Hearings schedule inWhat's New for details.

Political Landscape

With only one representative, there is no need for congressional redistricting. State legislative districts are separately handled by the majority and minority leadership in each house. The governor, however, has veto power, which in 2001 gives Democrats the edge in state redistricting plans.

Irregularly Shaped District
None (there is only one at-large House seat)