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Redistricting 2012
Who are the members of the 2012 Independent Redistricting Commission?
Scott Freeman - R Appointed by Speaker Kirk Adams-R (LD-19)
Jose Herrera - D Appointed by House Minority Leader Chad Campbell-D (LD-14)
Richard Stortz - R Appointed by Senate President Russell Pearce-R (LD-18)
Linda McNulty - D Appointed by Senate Minority Leader David Schapira-D (LD-17)
Colleen Mathis - I Elected by the other members and serves as Chair
What is redistricting?
Every 10 years in connection with the US Census each state redraws the boundary lines of legislative and congressional districts. In order to create fair and competitive districts Arizona's Redistricting Commission was created as a result of Prop 106 in 2000.
Arizona Proposition 106, also known as the Constitutional Amendment Relating to Creation of a Redistricting Commission, was on the November 7, 2000 election ballot in Arizona. It passed, with 56.1% of voters in favor.
Why should Arizonans care about redistricting?
We should all care that we elect public officials in a fair and competitive system. That every elected official is held accountable to represent the diversity of voices in their district. Arizona has not had competitive districts for several decades. It's time to eliminate gerrymandering in Arizona and create and manage public policy by and for the people.
Read this! It is easier to draw competitive districts than it is to avoid doing so.
Resources of Interest
2002 Final Congressional District Map
2004 Precleared Legislative District Map
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Mission: The Independent Redistricting Commission's mission is to administer the fair and balanced redistricting of the Congressional and Legislative districts for the State of Arizona.
Arizona Competitive Districts Coalition
Mission: To educate the public in Arizona about the importance of competitive congressional and legislative districts to the democratic process. To give interested individuals, groups and partners the tools needed to communicate to the Redistricting Commission about the need for competitive districts.
Congressional District overlap with Legislative Districts
Understanding the connection between Congressional Districts and Legislative Districts helps to explain the importance of Federal/State interactions. View these charts to see your district environment.
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ThinkProgress’ Things To Be Thankful For: Redistricting Reform
There are few aspects of politics that appeal to politicians’ worst demons more than redistricting. The process begins after the decennial census is conducted and population data is given to the states, which then use various methods to redraw their congressional districts accordingly. In many states that task is delegated to the state legislature and governor. When both are controlled by the same party, as will be the case next year in states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, redistricting often descends into gerrymandering, the process by which one party deliberately manipulates the map in order to put the other party at a disadvantage.
But fortunately, we’ve seen several substantive efforts at redistricting reform this year. Ridding our political system of gerrymandering is an issue that puts voters ahead of incumbents and benefits both Republicans and Democrats. Ensuring more fairness and competitiveness in our elections has been pushed by people across the political spectrum, from Tea Partiers to progressives, and from establishment Republicans to establishment Democrats. Because redistricting benefits the party in power, a party’s position on the issue often depends on their status.
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