Vermont's state

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consists of 150 members elected from 108 single or two-member

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s as provided for in the

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and

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plan developed by the

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following the 2000 U.S. census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. census. As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 150 representatives, there were 4059 residents per representative.

Members per district

The

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(Chapter 2, Section 13) requires that House districts be limited to one or two members. Representatives in two-member districts are elected

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throughout the district. There are 66 single-member and 42 two-member districts.

Apportionment process

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. An initial plan divided the state into a number of districts ranging from one to fifteen members. The boards of civil authority in those towns in multi-member districts met (in joint sessions, where more than one town was involved) to decide on a plan to subdivide the district into one or two member sub-districts, in accordance with the state's

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requirement that representative districts be one or two members. The legislature then enacted the finalized plan. The initial division and subsequent sub-divisions are contained in Title 17, Chapter 34 of the Vermont Statutes.Vermont Statutes
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Districts

References

External links

Excel spreadsheet with detailed descriptions of Vermont Senate districts (Vermont Secretary of State's Office)Vermont Statute defining legislative districts Vermont House districts -- Statistics (PDF)
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Members per district

Apportionment process

Districts

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