The “Independent” Redistricting Commission adopted maps that will give Republicans an unfair edge in electing state legislators. The biased map would freeze the narrow Republican majority in the statehouse for ten years.
- The legislative map is designed to ensure the election of Republicans in Pima County.
- The congressional map allows Republicans to dominate in three congressional districts, but Democrats only in two.
Sabotage
The entire process has been sabotaged by Republicans. A set of proposed maps submitted by a Tucson business group was actually submitted to the IRC by the No. 3 official in the Pima County Republican Party. Anna Clark, is the 2nd vice-chair of the Pima County Republican Party, as well as the third vice-chair of the GOP in legislative District 11.
Clark sent the map to the pro-GOP Southern Arizona Leadership Council on October 20. Republican redistricting Commissioner David Mehl jammed the map in over objections from Democratic Commissioners.
Gerrymandered Draft Map Version 7.1 Version is the Congressional District Draft Map and LD Draft Map 10.0 is the draft Legislative Draft Map.
Tucson is split into four legislative districts, but Mayor Regina Romero said it makes no sense to have the University of Arizona and the Fourth Avenue shopping area separated from downtown.
The draft maps will be subject to a 30-day comment period and then the commissioners will work on preparing the final maps. Both maps were approved on a 5-0 vote, but both Republican and Democratic commissioners expressed significant dissatisfaction with the legislative draft map.
Click here to see the final Congressional Draft map
Bogus LD7 is split in half by a mountain
LD final draft map puts Oro Valley in an oddly shaped district, LD17, of far-flung places: Red Rock, Marana, Rillito, Catalina, SaddleBrooke, over the Catalinas to Redington, Tanque Verde, Vail, New Tucson, and south. Two other LDs and a mountain range lie between LD17’s north and south places. There is only a 29% chance that a Democrat could win an election in Oro Valley’s LD17 according to Planscore.
Click here to see the final Legislative Draft Map
Use the link below to view maps and the IRC’s Demographic and Competitive Data Analysis for these final versions.
IRC Draft Map webpage
The IRC will be soon be scheduling hearings. The next IRC business meeting will be held on November 9th at 8:00 am.
IRC general comment link is available anytime:
contact IRC
Jeremy Duda of the AZ Mirror has been writing articles about each IRC meeting. Articles about yesterday’s meeting, and all the prior meetings, are at: https://www.azmirror.com/author/jeremy-duda/.
In-depth notes are available for the following IRC meetings thanks to Sharon Edgar, with assistance from LD10 Chair Diane Nevill.
Attend this event:
IRC Public Testimony Info Session – Pima County
Thursday, November 4, 6–7pm
Registration link: https://www.mobilize.us/az_dems/event/424435/
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is holding hearings and collecting public testimony and they need to hear from you!
Join the Arizona Democratic Party for a Zoom session that will cover everything you need to know about shaping the future of Arizona elections. This is our once-in-a-decade opportunity to make a major impact in the fight for fair elections. Fair elections cannot happen without fair congressional and legislative maps. Now is the time to make your voice heard.
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