Sec. 7. Special rule for redistricting conducted under order of Federal court
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If a Federal court requires a State to conduct redistricting subsequent to an apportionment of Representatives in the State in order to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965, sections 5 and 6 shall apply with respect to the redistricting, except that— the independent redistricting commission shall be established and the commission’s chair shall be appointed prior to the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting; if the commission fails to enact into law a final redistricting plan in accordance with section 5(c) prior to the expiration of the 150-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting, the chief election official of the State shall petition the highest court of the State for an order directing the appointment of a special master to develop and present a redistricting plan to the court in accordance with section 6(a); if the chief election official of the State petitions the highest court of the State for an order in accordance with section 6(a), the court shall approve a final redistricting plan in accordance with section 6(a) prior to the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting; and if the highest court of the State fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (3), a district court of the United States shall develop and publish a final redistricting plan for the State in accordance with section 6(b) prior to the expiration of the 210-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting.