(i) necessary descriptions of census blocks,
election districts, wards, municipalities and counties
for which census data is reported and that are suitable
for use as components of districts; and
(ii) maps of census blocks, election districts,
wards, municipalities and counties within this
Commonwealth that may be used to illustrate the locations
of district boundaries proposed in plans.
(b) Public information.--The commission shall promptly make
the information obtained under subsection (a)(1) available to
the public on a publicly accessible Internet website established
by the commission in a manner prescribed by law.
(c) Public hearings.--The commission shall hold the
following hearings:
(1) No later than 30 days prior to the deadline for
approval of a preliminary plan under subsection (d), the
commission shall hold at least five public hearings in
different geographic regions of this Commonwealth, including
one in each of the two largest cities based on total
population size.
(2) No later than 30 days following the deadline for
approval of a preliminary plan under subsection (d), the
commission shall hold at least five public hearings in
different geographic regions of this Commonwealth, including
one in each of the two largest cities based on total
population size.
(d) Preliminary plan.--No later than July 1 of each year
ending in one, the commission shall complete and approve a
preliminary plan and maps as required under this section. The
commission shall make the preliminary plan and maps available to
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