Kentucky Legislator Bill Farmer Pre-Files SENSIBLE Bill To Turn Over Legislative Redistricting To Independent Panel.

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Rep. Bill Farmer Files Bill Seeking to Turn Over Redistricting to Independent Panel
House Bill 304 would set up non-partisan group appointed by Kentucky Supreme Court

FRANKFORT, Ky. (January 24, 2012) – Rep. Bill Farmer, R-Lexington (88th District) announced today he has filed a bill for the 2012 Legislation Session that seeks to create a non-partisan panel that would handle the issue of redistricting in future sessions.

Under House Bill 304 the seven justices of the Kentucky Supreme Court would each appoint one person from his or her court district to serve on a panel tasked with handling all duties related to redistricting in both the House and Senate, including gathering population data and feedback from citizens throughout the Commonwealth.

To view a video interview with Rep. Farmer about House Bill 304 and the reasons why he filed the bill, click on the following link:

http://youtu.be/83sJd4UYq7M

You can review House Bill 304 via the LRC website at this link:

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12rs/HB304.htm