(a)

(1) All census descriptions, counties, tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2010 federal decennial census in Tennessee as contained in the automated geographic database, known as the TIGER (topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing) system. All voting districts (VTDs) are precincts aggregated from such census blocks as reported to the office of management information services for the general assembly by the office of local government, comptroller of the treasury pursuant to title 2, chapter 3, part 1.

(2) As provided in subsection (c), each district is described county by county in alphabetical order and, if a county is split, by the portion of such split county. Split counties are described by VTDs and, if further divided, by census blocks.

(b) It is the intention of the general assembly that:

(1) Each district be represented by a single member;

(2) Districts must be substantially equal in population in accordance with constitutional requirements for “one (1) person one (1) vote” as judicially interpreted to apply to state legislative districts;

(3) Geographic areas, boundaries and population counts used for redistricting shall be based on the 2010 federal decennial census;

(4) Districts must be contiguous and contiguity by water is sufficient, and, toward that end, if any voting district or other geographical entity designated as a portion of a district is found to be noncontiguous with the larger portion of such district, it shall be constituted a portion of the district smallest in population to which it is contiguous;

(5) No more than thirty (30) counties may be split to attach to other counties or parts of counties to form multi-county districts; and

(6) The redistricting plan will comply with the Voting Rights Act and the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.

(c) Until the next enumeration of qualified voters and apportionment of representatives, the state house of representatives shall be composed as follows:

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(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as depriving any member of the house of representatives of the One Hundred Seventh General Assembly of such member's office, or as affecting or modifying the constitutional requirements of article II, § 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee. At the November 2012 general election, and thereafter until changed by law, representatives shall be elected to represent the districts as constituted and provided by this section. If a seat of a member of the house of representatives becomes vacant prior to the general election in November 2012, in accordance with article II, § 15(b) of the Constitution of Tennessee, a successor shall be elected by the county legislative body to represent the district as constituted and provided prior to January 26, 2012.

(e) Any reapportionment of county legislative bodies shall not affect these legislative districts.