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Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

Jun 17, 2013

Three nominees chosen for redistricting commission vacancy

The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments has completed its work and today sent three nominees to Rep. Chad Campbell, who, as the House Minority Leader, will pick one to fill a vacancy on the Independent Redistricting Commission.

Jun 11, 2013

13 apply for redistricting panel vacancy

Thirteen people have applied to fill a vacant Democratic seat on the state’s five-person redistricting commission to replace a commissioner who suddenly resigned in May.

Apr 5, 2013

Redistricting chairwoman explains shredded documents, vote corralling

Testifying in federal court, Colleen Mathis finally had her chance to give a direct explanation for events that, over the past two years, have been woven into a full-blown conspiracy theory by Arizona Republicans.

Apr 1, 2013

Mathis: I followed SPO’s advice

For the first time since Republican redistricting commissioners accused their chairwoman, Colleen Mathis, of destroying mapping firm procurement documents and attempting to privately corral commissioner’s votes, Mathis offered her explanation for what happened in yesterday’s (March 28) IRC trial.

Arizona redistricting map
Apr 1, 2013

Judges hear GOP redistricting map challenge

Federal judges hearing a civil suit brought by Republican voters who claim the state's new legislative maps were illegally drawn to benefit Democrats questioned lawyers Friday about whether some members of the commission that made the maps were free of political influence.

Arizona-Mexico energy panel examines cross-border transmission
Mar 29, 2013

Trial ending in GOP redistricting map challenge

A panel of three federal judges is set to hear closing arguments in a civil suit brought by Republican voters who claim the state's new legislative maps were drawn up to give Democrats a better chance of winning seats in the state Legislature.

Mar 25, 2013

GOP lawsuit aims to pull former Dem lawmaker into mapping conspiracy theory

The Republican conspiracy theory that accuses Democrats of rigging the state’s legislative district map during the most recent redistricting cycle now includes the alleged involvement of Richard Miranda, a former Arizona lawmaker who is currently serving time in prison for unrelated crimes.

Mar 25, 2013

Trial begins in GOP redistricting map challenge

Last-minute filings in a federal lawsuit brought by Republicans who claim new legislative maps were illegally drawn to benefit Democrats show GOP lawyers claim to have new evidence to back up their case.

Mar 15, 2013

Redistricting commission almost out of money as legal fees stack up

The state’s redistricting commission will run out of money before legal fees accrued in multiple lawsuits can be paid, the commission’s staff said Thursday. The commission’s director has begun negotiating with the Legislature over another supplemental appropriation.

Mar 13, 2013

AZ Dem Party director pulled into redistricting conspiracy lawsuit

With less than two weeks before the start of the trial over whether a Democratic conspiracy rigged Arizona’s legislative map, attorneys representing each side are engaged in an 11th-hour fight over what testimony will be included and what evidence each side will get to introduce.

Redistricting Commission seeks cash for defense
Feb 25, 2013

Courts: Redistricting lawsuits to move forward, commissioners cannot invoke legislative immunity

A series of court rulings issued late last week in two lawsuits against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission further pave the path for Republican litigants who hope to prove the commission illegally created maps to favor Democrats.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer promotes her PAC petition in response to immigration plan
Feb 6, 2013

Brewer signs IRC funding bill

Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill to give the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission an additional $500,000 to continue its ongoing legal battles.

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