§ 1-2-2 — Apportionment of membership of House of Delegates

(a) As used in this section:

(1) "County" means the territory comprising a county of this state as it existed on January 1, 2020, notwithstanding any boundary changes made subsequent thereto;

(2) "Block" and "Block Group" mean those geographic areas as defined by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce for the taking of the 2020 census of population and described on census maps prepared by the Bureau of the Census. The maps are, at the time of the reenactment of this section in the year 2021, maintained by the Bureau of the Census and filed in Redistricting Office of the House of Delegates.

(b) In accordance with §1-2-2c of this code, the House of Delegates is composed of one hundred members elected from the one hundred delegate districts as established in subsection (c) of this section. Each delegate district is entitled to one delegate.

(c) The delegate districts consist of the following areas:

(d) Regardless of the changes in delegate district boundaries made by the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the delegates elected at the general election held in the year 2020 continue to hold their offices as members of the House of Delegates for the term, and as representatives of the county or delegate district, for which each was elected. Any appointment made to fill a vacancy in the office of a member of the House of Delegates shall be made for the remainder of the term, and as representative of the county or delegate district, for which the vacating delegate was elected or appointed.

Legislative History

1992 Reg. Sess., HB4043; 1992 Reg. Sess., HB301; 1982 Reg. Sess., SB263; 1973 Reg. Sess., HB811; 1973 Reg. Sess., HB1; 1973 Reg. Sess., HB2; 1963 Reg. Sess., HB6; 1951 Reg. Sess., HB30