The 2020 Census and redistricting

On December 30, 2019 the Census Bureau released its newest population estimates for every state, detailing how many residents each state has gained or lost since the last census, in 2010. The Census Bureau provides the next Important Dates to come in the 2020 Census: Counting every person living in the United States is a massive undertaking, … Read more

Governor Ducey has rigged the system for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission as well

Update to Scandal: Governor Ducey rigged the system to appoint Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. The Arizona Daily Star’s Tim Steller addressed this scandal, and added an important point that I left out of my earlier post. Ducey degrades once-proud Arizona judicial institutions (excerpt): Last week Ducey completed his heist of Arizona’s judiciary … Read more

UA Conference on Redistricting on October 5 & 6

A Multidisciplinary Public Forum “​Congressional and legislative district boundaries are being hotly debated in many states, with three cases before the US Supreme Court this term and more likely on the horizon. Arizona is at the forefront of this debate, establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission, AIRC, in 2000—one of the first states to do so. … Read more