| Section 2. Number of Representatives; terms; division of the |
| State into districts for House of Representatives. The House of |
| Representatives shall consist of 151 members, to be elected by |
the qualified electors, and hold their office 2 4 years from the |
| day next preceding the first Wednesday in December following the |
| general election. A member may not serve more than 3 consecutive |
| terms as a member of the House of Representatives. The |
| Legislature which convenes in 1983 and every 10th year thereafter |
| shall cause the State to be divided into districts for the choice |
| of one Representative for each district. The number of |
| Representatives shall be divided into the number of inhabitants |
| of the State exclusive of foreigners not naturalized according to |
| the latest Federal Decennial Census or a State Census previously |
| ordered by the Legislature to coincide with the Federal Decennial |
| Census, to determine a mean population figure for each |
| Representative District. Each Representative District shall be |
| formed of contiguous and compact territory and shall cross |
| political subdivision lines the least number of times necessary |
| to establish as nearly as practicable equally populated |
| districts. Whenever the population of a municipality entitles it |
| to more than one district, all whole districts shall be drawn |
| within municipal boundaries. Any population remainder within the |
| municipality shall be included in a district with contiguous |
| territory and shall be kept intact. |