Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

GOP Already Plotting Against The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

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First, a quick update. The Arizona Mirror reports that an Independent IRC chair candidate withdraws from consideration: Nicole Cullen, an American history, government and criminal justice teacher at Perry High School in Gilbert, withdrew her candidacy for the next Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, citing family circumstances, the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments announced Thursday. Cullen’s … Read more

Review Panel Selects 5 Finalists For The ‘Independent’ Chair Of The AIRC (Updated)

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The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports, Vetting panel chooses 5 finalists for IRC chair: After the first of two days of interviews for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments narrowed its list of 11 semi-finalists for the IRC chair down to the final five: Nicole Cullen, a Gilbert teacher; … Read more

Political party redistricting organizations prepare to do battle

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Update to Time to vet the applicants for the Independent Redistricting Commission. The Arizona Mirror today follows up on the political party redistricting organizations already lining up to do battle next year. Partisan groups laying the groundwork to shape Arizona redistricting (excerpts): [10 years ago] FAIR Trust, a collection of Republican lawyers and others who … Read more

Time to vet the applicants for the Independent Redistricting Commission

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What’s at stake in the 2020 election … the course of the next decade. The Arizona Mirror reports, 138 apply for redistricting commission, including some notable names: One hundred thirty-eight people applied to serve on the next Independent Redistricting Commission, which will determine the boundaries of Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts for the next decade. … Read more

Application process for Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is open – apply today (updated)

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This year’s election is critically important for the control of Congress, state legislatures and governorships because this is a census year, and next year begins the redistricting process. It is an opportunity for Democrats nationally to reverse the horrific gerrymandering of congressional and legislative districts by the Republican Party’s REDMAP (Redistricting Majority Project) after the … Read more