Eligibility in question for some redistricting applicants
The eligibility to serve on the Independent Redistricting Commission will be in question for some of the 25 nominees whose names were passed onto legislative leaders Dec. 8.
Arizona panel to interview redistricting applicants
Arizonans applying to serve on the state redistricting commission will be on the hot seat today, but only briefly.
Redistricting report says Ariz. only getting 1 seat
The talk of Arizona getting two new congressional seats that prevailed during the state's real estate boom may have been a bit premature, according to a consulting firm that specializes in redistricting and U.S. Census data.
Applicants for redistricting panel sought; Hispanics vie for spot
Arizona is about to embark on its second round of drawing new boundaries for its legislative and congressional districts under the direction of an independent group, and certain interests are already maneuvering for representation on the panel that will do the work.
Arizona begins process to seat redistricting panel
The state is now accepting applications by Arizonans who want to help draw new legislative and congressional district boundaries for use during the next decade.
Redistricting involves competitive districts and Voting Rights Act
Arizona's legislative districts map received its final OK from the Arizona Supreme Court in May 2009 - eight years after the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission started the mapping process. The Supreme Court decided primarily in the commission's favor, citing some procedural errors, but declining to order a new map. Recent news articles, including an analysis in the Arizona Capitol Times,[...]
Supreme Court upholds redistricting
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled the state's Independent Redistricting Commission acted properly in crafting legislative district boundaries that have been in use since 2002.