Every ten years Arizona remaps its legislative and congressional districts, based on the latest census data. In 2011, many Republicans in Arizona were convinced that the Democrats had gamed the system in their favor. The current remapping is getting the ...
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‘Ambiguous’ pick, redistricting leader is ready 
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 »Fernandez, rebuffed by judge, picks Shereen Lerner for IRC 
House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez this afternoon picked Democrat Shereen Lerner to serve on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a decision that came only a few hours after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge denied a request from Democratic legislative leadership for a temporary restraining order to halt the nomination process.
Read More »State asks court to dismiss redistricting lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by top Democratic legislative leaders challenging nominations for the Independent Redistrict Commission has no merit and should be thrown out, attorneys for the panel that crafted the nominations said Wednesday.
Read More »Flower shop owner hopes to chair IRC 
Megan Carollo, a flower shop owner in Scottsdale, is the new fifth independent candidate hoping to chair the next Independent Redistricting Commission. Carollo replaced Nicole Cullen, a teacher at Chandler Unified who abruptly withdrew from consideration after commissioners selected her ...
Read More »Evil is the system the candidates face
Believers in the Great American Experiment need to actively engage in changing the rules and enjoy better outcomes. Break the system that is now intentionally designed to deny our real potential as a democratic republic.
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on the state's November 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an independent presidential candidate.
Read More »IRC chair – the state’s most important political figure
An aide to Gov. Doug Ducey, a former top attorney for the state’s largest utility company and a former attorney at the Goldwater Institute are among 39 applicants for the chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
Read More »Voters set turnout record 
Arizona set a record turnout for a primary election with just over 36 percent of registered voters casting a vote, the official canvass results from the August 4 primaries show.
Read More »Montgomery becomes finalist for Arizona Supreme Court
The next justice on the Arizona Supreme Court will come from a list of seven candidates that includes four Court of Appeals judges, a public defender, a lawyer in private practice and a controversial county attorney.
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