The Independent Redistricting Commission’s new chairwoman is unfazed by the late start to the panel’s work brought on by the delay of U.S. Census Bureau data.
Read More »‘Ambiguous’ pick, redistricting leader is ready
Lawmaker’s long-shot effort to end ‘prison gerrymandering’
About one-third of Arizona’s roughly 42,000 prisoners are housed in a single legislative district.
Read More »Dems complain panel to pick judges lacks diversity 
Senate Republicans confirmed five nominees to the state Commission on Appellate Court Appointments Tuesday over Democratic objections that Gov. Doug Ducey and the Senate failed to meet a constitutional requirement that the commission reflects Arizona’s population.
Read More »Gerrymandering – the ‘Efficiency Gap’ is too unstable a measure
With such measurement instability, I don’t think the Efficiency Gap measurement can be considered a reliable indicator of the extent of partisan gerrymandering of Arizona election districts.
Read More »All in a session’s work: Pay hikes to official dinosaurs 
If the just completed legislative session were a school year, the Class of 2018 would not be making the Honor Roll.
Read More »Senate president to amend redistricting commission overhaul 
A raft of changes is coming to a Republican-led effort to overhaul the Arizona commission responsible for redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative district boundaries.
Read More »Secretary of State Reagan asks US Supreme Court to void Arizona legislative maps 
Secretary of State Michele Reagan has joined with Republican interests in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to void the state’s current legislative redistricting plan.
Read More »Redistricting Commission picks high profile lawyer for U.S. Supreme Court case 
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will once again take on a big-name Washington, D.C., attorney to argue its case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »IRC ruling clears way for second lawsuit on congressional map 
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s right to draw congressional boundaries opened the door for a second, long-dormant challenge to the districts to move forward.
Read More »US Supreme Court to consider challenge to AZ Redistricting Commission’s legislative map
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the lines for the state’s 30 legislative districts were illegally drawn.
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