The political landscape of Northern Arizona could change drastically as soon as November of this year, when the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) announces its final plans for the redrawing of both Arizona’s legislative districts and U.S. Congressional district boundaries. And to meet the requirements of the Arizona constitution, the city of Flagstaff may have to be divided. Tasked with redrawing intrastate political boundaries following the release of census results, the IRC … [Read more...] about Rural Arizona Seeking Autonomy in Redistricting
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Flag 40 Encouraging Redistricting Participation
Redistricting is the redrawing of legislative and congressional district lines following the decennial U.S. Census. The lines are redrawn so that districts are of very nearly equal population as required by the Arizona and United States Constitutions. There are 435 members of congress whose districts are apportioned among the states by population. Arizona currently has eight members of congress. Census data from 2010 tells us that America is growing in the South and West and shrinking in the … [Read more...] about Flag 40 Encouraging Redistricting Participation
