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districts only go two per cent so we have
got a much greater violation of the one-
man, one-vote rule in this General Assem-
bly compared with the congressional dis-
tricts.
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair again
suggests we are debating a matter not now
before us. The schedule of transitional pro-
visions provides for redistricting reappor-
tionment after 1970. T.his Convention may
make it 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 or any other
date, and unless it makes it some date
later than 1982, there would be no incon-
sistency with Amendment No. 15.
Delegate Chabot.
DELEGATE CHABOT: Delegate Galla-
gher, do I assume correctly that in the
unlikely event that the first half of this di-
vided amended fails, the sponsors would
then withdraw the second half?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I will have
to cross that bridge when I come to it,
but obviously I do not want to depart from
a minimum of an average of one redistrict-
ing every ten years beginning for the elec-
tion in 1970. That is the position I try to
observe.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Chabot.
DELEGATE CHABOT: Then, Mr. Chair-
man, I have a point of order. As I believe
you pointed out, if the first half is adopted
and the second half is not, we are mandat-
ing something that I am sure this body
does not intend.
T.HE PRESIDENT: But not an impos-
sibility. That being the case, the Chair's
ruling was based on the assumption that
if it adopted a course of action that re-
sulted in an absurdity, the Convention
would correct it.
Delegate Marvin Smith.
DELEGATE M. SMITH: Mr. President,
I think this is a good amendment and I
hope the brethren of this Convention will
listen to me carefully with reference to it.
Really we have two issues. One is what
happens with reference to the General As-
sembly next time. It is contemplated that
we will apparently get at that with the
transitory provisions. But as this consti-
tutional provision was written, it would
have mandated into the constitution every
twentieth year a provision for redistrict-
ing based not on -the official census but
based on something else, based on planning
commission figures, based on having the
expense of a special census, or on some-
thing else. But this provision now sets it
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up so that we redistrict every tenth year
on the basis of the official figures, on the
basis of the official census figures.
I think this is a good provision.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any further
discussion ?
(There wan no response.)
Are you ready for the question ?
(Call for the question.)
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 15 to Committee Rec-
ommendation LB-1, LB-2, and LB-3 as
amended by Report S&D-16. The question
has been divided. The first question arises
on lines 1 to 5 inclusive, the second portion
on lines 7 ,to S.
The Clerk will ring the quorum bell. The
question arises on adoption of the first por-
tion of Amendment No. 15.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of the first
portion of Amendment No. 15. A vote No
is a vote against. Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
Delegate Boileau.
DELEGATE BOILEAU: Mr. President,
I would like to cast my vote Aye.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Boileau
votes Aye. Does any other delegate desire
to vote or change his vote ?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 117 votes in the affirmative
and 3 in the negative, the motion carries.
The first portion of Amendment No. 15 is
adopted.
The question now arises on adoption of
the second portion of Amendment No. 15
comprising lines 7 and S in Amendment No.
15.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of the
amendment, of the second portion of amend-
ment No. 15. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted ?
Delegate Boileau.
DELEGATE BOILEAU: Aye.
THE PRESIDENT;: Delegate Boileau
votes Aye.
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