ART. II, SECTION 3. COUNTY TERRITORY, BOUNDARIES AND SEATS
April 8, 2008 – 1:21 am(a) The General Assembly shall provide by law for the formation, consolidation, merger, division, and dissolution of counties, and for the transfer of territory between counties.
(b) County boundaries shall not be changed unless approved by referendum in each county affected.
(c) County seats shall not be changed unless approved by three-fifths of those voting on the question in a county-wide referendum.
(d) Counties may not be drawn that contain populations larger than 1,000,000 people. Once a county has a population that grows beyond 1,100,000, the County Clerk will draw computer generated maps that divides the county into two with roughly equal populations within 20% however, the County Clerk shall respect the boundaries of villages, towns, and cities and shall not divide them such that part is in one county and part in another. A city with a population of over 1,000,000 people shall have the powers of a county and may merge the city officials with the respective county offices as provided by ordinance and the requirements of this article.
(e) Any county that has a population over 1,100,000 after the ratification of this constitution has until the next general election for Governor or 2 years, whichever is larger, to redraw their maps to be in accordance with paragraph (d) and submit these maps to the voters in a county-wide referendum as provided in paragraph (b).
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