Redistricting In Arizona
In Arizona, a critical swing state which will likely be gaining an additional congressional seat, the process is controlled by an Independent Redistricting Commission. The commission has two Republicans, two Democrats, and one Independent member who control the map making process.
Unfortunately, the commission violated the Arizona State Constitution when it drew the most recent set of maps. Arizona went from having five Republican and three Democrat congressional seats before the 2010 redistricting, to four Republican and five Democrat seats after.
That swing was only possible because the commission violated the Arizona State Constitution and created districts that split apart cities, counties, and communities of interest!
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It’s likely that Arizona will gain another congressional seat in 2021. Unfortunately, if the commission violates the constitution again, it won’t be drawn fairly.
It already happened after the 2010 census. The new districts the commission created broke cities and counties apart, and lumped people together into districts that had no common interest.
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We will be nominating principled members to be on the redistricting commission, providing them with critical mapmaking information, and engaging the public when the maps are presented for review.
Taking these steps will help ensure that we get fair maps drawn in 2021 that are in line with the Arizona State Constitution.
We’re counting on your financial support today to give us the resources we need to make sure we get maps that are fair to all Arizonans.
Thank you,
Steve Gaynor
Founder, Fair Maps Arizona