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Time Line |
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Proposed
Redistricting Timeline |
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April 1, 2010: |
Census
Day |
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December 2010: |
President of the U.S. notified of the population
of each state |
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January 2011: |
State
Informed About Number of Congressional Seats
allocated to Louisiana |
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February __, 2011: |
Census
Data is delivered to the Legislature |
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February __, 2011: |
Committee hearing on Census data |
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February __-March __, 2011: |
Public
Hearings around the state |
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April __ - __, 2011: |
Proposed Extraordinary Session to establish new
Legislative, Congressional, Supreme Court,
Public Service Commission, and Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
districts |
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April 25 - June 23, 2011: |
Regular
Session |
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End of April-May 2, 2011: |
Proposed deadline for Submission of Plans for
preclearance |
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August 29, 2011: |
Deadline for Secretary of State to receive
notice of preclearance of plans for Legislature
and BESE for inclusion on fall ballot (R.S. 18:1942) |
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September 6 - 8, 2011: |
Qualifying dates for Legislative & BESE
elections |
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October 22, 2011: |
Primary
Election for members of the legislature and
elected BESE members |
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November 19, 2011: |
General
Election |
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December 31, 2011: |
Article III,
§6
deadline for the Legislature to redistrict
itself |
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January 9, 2012: |
Inauguration Day |
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March 26, 2012 - June 18,
2012: |
Regular
Session |
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June 27, 2012: |
Deadline for Secretary of State to receive
notice of preclearance of plans for Congress,
Public Service Commission, Supreme Court, and
other judgeships for inclusion on fall ballot (R.S. 18:1942) |
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July 5, 6, & 9, 2012: |
Qualifying for regular elections |
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August 25, 2012: |
First
Party Primary for Congress |
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October 6, 2012: |
Open
Primary Election for Supreme Court and Public
Service Commission and Second Party Primary for
Congress |
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November 6, 2012: |
General
Election |
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