Prohibition with respect to mid-decade redistricting

(a) In general A State which has redistricted in the manner provided by law after an apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment under such Act unless— (1) a court requires the State to conduct such subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution of the United States, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), or the Constitution of the State; or (2) legislation enacted by the State to implement such redistricting expressly requires such subsequent redistricting. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections for State or local office. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.