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Oct 18, 2011

GOP lawmakers create panel to scrutinize redistricting maps

House and Senate Republican leaders announced this evening that they have each appointed three lawmakers to a committee charged with scrutinizing the maps created by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.

Oct 17, 2011

Tobin pledges to raise money for redistricting lawsuit

Critics of the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission who are eying a lawsuit have a strong supporter: House Speaker Andy Tobin.

Oct 17, 2011

New legislative map leaves Dems perplexed despite advanced planning

Democrats have looked to the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission as their best chance to change their fate as the perpetual minority — a position they’ve held for nearly all of the past 40 years in Arizona.

They got commissioners they liked appointed to the panel. The commission selected lawyers that many Democrats were pleased with. And they even awarded a contract to a [...]

Oct 14, 2011

Capitol Quotes: Oct. 14, 2011

This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.

Oct 13, 2011

Go west, young Weiers

JP Weiers said today that he is likely to move to the new LD13 to avoid running in the majority-minority LD29.

Oct 12, 2011

2012 Pearce-Lewis match-up unlikely

Senate President Russell Pearce’s allies have said that recall challenger Jerry Lewis would be soundly defeated if he faced Pearce in a Republican primary election.

Oct 12, 2011

Legislative map unveils tough primary matchups

Some districts packed with incumbents

Southern Arizona Republicans may have a free-for-all in the 2012 primary after the Independent Redistricting Commission’s new legislative map packed six incumbents into the same district.

Oct 12, 2011

There goes the neighborhood

Several Republicans now find themselves in unfriendly districts, chief among them seatmates Montenegro and JP Weiers.

Oct 12, 2011

Payson has next Arizona redistricting hearing

The state redistricting commission's road show of its draft congressional and legislative maps continues Wednesday evening with a public hearing in Payson.

Oct 11, 2011

Republicans cry conspiracy over redistricting

Republicans are really mad about redistricting. An approved draft (as in preliminary) congressional map strengthens the chances of Democratic incumbents Gabby Giffords and Raul Grijalva, both of whom narrowly won re-election last year. Republican freshman David Schweikert and Ben Quayle, on the other hand, appear to be on a collision course and could face each other in the primary in 2012. And Rep[...]

Oct 10, 2011

GOP redistricting complaints based on politicians’ self-interest

After the latest round of attacks and counter attacks by Republican and Democrat party leaders over the alleged unfairness of the draft congressional district map proposed by the Independent Redistricting Commission, I went back to read the actual requirements for redistricting in the Arizona Constitution.

Oct 10, 2011

IRC completes rough draft of legislative map

After a pair of rare weekend meetings, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission completed a rough outline of 30 “placeholder” legislative districts and is hopeful that it will vote on a final draft map today.

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