S. 2342 would prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogFairness and Independence in Redistricting Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to editconduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the wiki andU.S. Constitution; or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Requires such redistricting to be conducted through a plan developed by the firstindependent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court.

Prescribes requirements for: (1) establishment of a state independent redistricting commission; (2) development of a redistricting plan; (3) its submission to providethe state legislature; (4) selection of a detailed summaryplan, under specified conditions, by the state's highest court or the U.S. District court for the district in which the capital of the bill!)state is located; (5) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (6) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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== Points in Favor ==

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