Sec. 1. All terms and references to geographic units made in the descriptions of districts in this article: (1) have the same meanings as the terms have when used by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in reporting the 2020 decennial census of Indiana as supplemented by geographic information compiled and […]
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “district” refers to a district described in: (1) IC 3-3-5, before November 8, 2022; and (2) IC 3-3-6, after November 7, 2022. As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2021, SEC.19.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “GIS” refers to the geographic information system maintained by the office that contains the following information: (1) Geographic and population information provided in the official census report to the state by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in reporting the 2020 decennial census of […]
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, “office” refers to the office of census data of the legislative services agency. As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
Sec. 5. (a) Any part of Indiana that has not been described as included in a district is included within the district that: (1) is contiguous to the part; and (2) contains the least population of districts contiguous to that part according to the 2020 decennial census of Indiana. (b) If any part of Indiana […]
Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, “geographic sliver” means a polygon contained in the GIS resulting from the overlay of an existing geographic data set onto a more recent version of that geographic data set. (b) A geographic sliver is considered to be included in the description of the larger unit of geography […]
Sec. 7. The office shall make modifications in the GIS necessary to conform the GIS to the rules stated in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
Sec. 8. The legislative services agency shall separately maintain and preserve in the GIS the descriptions and maps included in the 2020 decennial census of Indiana. The legislative services agency shall make those descriptions and maps available for public inspection during regular office hours and on the Internet. As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1. Amended by […]
Sec. 9. The official report and all official documents relating to the report of the 2020 decennial census are incorporated by reference into this article. As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2021, SEC.23.
