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Senate committee adopts amendment to SB 743, restores Lincoln County to 1st District and reassigns three Pulaski precincts
Summary
A Senate committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 743 that adds three precincts to the map and restores Lincoln County to the 1st Congressional District; members debated population deviations and racial impacts before approving the amendment and passing the bill as amended by voice vote.
A Senate committee voted to adopt an amendment to Senate Bill 743 that alters congressional-district precinct assignments and restores Lincoln County to the 1st Congressional District.
Senator Jane English (District 34), who presented the amendment, said it “adds 3 precincts to our original map” and described the change as correcting what had been omitted earlier in the process. Committee members discussed population deviations and precinct-level moves before adopting the amendment and passing the bill as amended by voice vote.
Why it matters: The amendment moves precincts in Pulaski and Sebastian counties and shifts tens of thousands of residents among congressional districts, a change senators said could affect representation and the logistics of delivering large regional projects.…
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