different geographic regions of this Commonwealth.
(m) (1) Not 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 and make a preliminary plan
and maps available to the public through the commission's
publicly accessible Internet website.
(2) The commission, within 30 days following the deadline
for approval of a preliminary plan as provided in paragraph (1),
shall schedule and conduct at least four public hearings, in
different geographic regions of this Commonwealth, on the
preliminary plan.
(3) Not later than August 15 of each year ending in one, the
commission shall approve a final redistricting plan. Upon
approval, the commission shall certify the resulting plan to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and that plan shall constitute
the certified final plan.
(4) If the commission fails to approve a final plan in
accordance with paragraph (3), the following shall apply:
(i) Not later than September 1 of each year ending in one,
the commission shall complete and approve a second preliminary
redistricting plan and maps prepared in accordance with this
section and section 16 and make a second preliminary plan and
maps available to the public through the commission's publicly
accessible Internet website.
(ii) Within 30 days following the deadline for approval of
the second preliminary plan as set forth in subparagraph (i),
the commission shall schedule and conduct at least four public
hearings, in different geographic regions of this Commonwealth,
on the second preliminary plan.
(iii) Not later than October 15 of each year ending in one,
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