Congressional and legislative district boundaries; alignment with boundaries.

Congressional and legislative district boundaries;alignment with boundaries of counties and cities; review of a voter'sregistration. Provides that, for purposes of congressional, Senate, and Houseof Delegates districts, if a boundary of such a district virtually coincideswith the boundary between two or more localities, the boundary of the districtshall conform to the boundary between the localities that has been (i) agreedupon by those localities, (ii) adopted in ordinances by those localities, (iii)reported by those localities to the United States Bureau of the Census, and(iv) the population of the district as a result of the boundary adjustment iswithin the allowable deviation for that type of district. The bill requires theState Board of Elections to review any change of boundary to determine whetherthere is evidence that the change was made with fraudulent intent, and if itappears there was fraudulent intent, to refer the matter to a circuit court toapprove or deny the change. If two or more localities sharing a boundary cannotagree on the true boundary line between them, the boundary shall be that whichwas in existence on April 1, 2011, and was reported by the United States Bureauof the Census in the 2010 Census reports provided pursuant to United StatesPublic Law 94-171. The bill provides a process by which a voter who believes hehas been incorrectly assigned to an election district or precinct may requestand have his assignment reviewed by the general registrar and, if necessary,the governing body of the county or city.