"Restoring the Representation of Legal Residents Act;" requires Secretary of State to adjust census apportionment and redistricting data to remove illegal alien population for apportionment and redistricting purposes in this State.
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This bill, the "Restoring the Representation of Legal Residents Act," requires the New Jersey Secretary of State to adjust census data used for apportionment and redistricting. Specifically, it mandates the removal of the illegal alien population from these calculations. The bill outlines a process for determining the legal resident population, drawing from various state and federal data sources, and establishes a mechanism for the Secretary of State to achieve this adjustment, potentially relying on data provided by the Census Bureau if available.
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