Text: SCR00013 Text: SCR00015 Text: SCR00000 - SCR00099 Text: SCR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN
1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY KRAMER, IVERSON, REDWINE, BOETTGER, FREEMAN,
1 3 SEXTON, GASKILL, BEHN, ZIEMAN, MILLER, VEENSTRA,
1 4 HEDGE, LAMBERTI, REHBERG, MADDOX, REDFERN,
1 5 ANGELO, JOHNSON, TINSMAN, RITTMER, RIFE,
1 6 McKIBBEN, McLAREN, DRAKE, BARTZ, JENSEN, KING,
1 7 McKEAN, and SCHUERER
1 8 A Concurrent Resolution urging congressional action to
1 9 reject the plan by the United States Census Bureau to
1 10 use statistical sampling in reporting population data
1 11 to the states for purposes of redistricting.
1 12 WHEREAS, the United States Constitution requires an
1 13 actual enumeration of the population every 10 years,
1 14 and entrusts Congress with overseeing all aspects of
1 15 each decennial enumeration; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the constitutional purpose of the
1 17 decennial census is to apportion the seats in Congress
1 18 among the several states; and
1 19 WHEREAS, an accurate and legal decennial census is
1 20 necessary to properly apportion United States House of
1 21 Representatives seats among the 50 states and to
1 22 create legislative districts within the states that
1 23 comply with the constitutional requirement of one
1 24 person, one vote; and
1 25 WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has ruled
1 26 that the Census Act expressly prohibits the use of
1 27 statistical sampling to enumerate the United States
1 28 population for the purpose of reapportioning the
1 29 United States House of Representatives; and
1 30 WHEREAS, despite the United States Supreme Court
2 1 decision, the United States Census Bureau is still
2 2 considering the use of statistical sampling in the
2 3 reporting of population data to the states for use in
2 4 legislative redistricting; and
2 5 WHEREAS, the use of two methods for the
2 6 determination and reporting of census data would
2 7 create serious legal questions and uncertainties if
2 8 adjusted population data is required to be used to
2 9 determine legislative district boundaries;
2 10 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE
2 11 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General
2 12 Assembly of the State of Iowa calls on the United
2 13 States Census Bureau to conduct the 2000 decennial
2 14 census consistent with the aforementioned United
2 15 States Supreme Court ruling and constitutional
2 16 mandate, which require a physical headcount of the
2 17 population and bar the use of statistical sampling to
2 18 create or in any way adjust the count; and
2 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 20 opposes the use and reporting of population data for
2 21 state legislative redistricting based on census
2 22 numbers that have been determined in whole or in part
2 23 by the use of statistical inferences derived by means
2 24 of random sampling techniques or other statistical
2 25 methodologies that add or subtract persons to the
2 26 census counts; and
2 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 28 demands that it receive population data for
2 29 legislative redistricting identical to the census
2 30 tabulation data used to apportion seats in the United
3 1 States House of Representatives, consistent with the
3 2 aforementioned United States Supreme Court ruling and
3 3 constitutional mandate, which require a physical
3 4 headcount of the population and bar the use of
3 5 statistical sampling to create or in any way adjust
3 6 the count; and
3 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
3 8 calls on the United States Census Bureau to ensure
3 9 that the population data reported be as accurate as
3 10 possible by providing a mechanism for citizens,
3 11 consistent with applicable legal requirements, to
3 12 challenge the population data reported as to a
3 13 specific area and to seek a recount of the population
3 14 in that area; and
3 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
3 16 urges Congress, as the branch of government assigned
3 17 the responsibility of overseeing the decennial
3 18 enumeration, to take whatever steps are necessary to
3 19 ensure that the 2000 decennial census is conducted
3 20 fairly and legally; and
3 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
3 22 Resolution be transmitted to the President of the
3 23 United States, the Vice President of the United
3 24 States, the Speaker of the United States House of
3 25 Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United
3 26 States Senate, and members of Iowa's congressional
3 27 delegation.
3 28 LSB 3056XS 78
3 29 ec/cf/24.2
Text: SCR00013 Text: SCR00015 Text: SCR00000 - SCR00099 Text: SCR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 1999 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Wed Jan 12 05:55:00 CST 2000
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Legislation/SCR/00000/SCR00014/990323.html
jhf