Draft maps for new congressional and legislative districts were approved by Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission last week. The commission, often called the IRC, are now soliciting public input on the draft maps, which will define political boundaries within the state for the next decade, including the 2022 election cycle. Before the commission approved the draft maps, commission chairwoman Erika Neuberg reminded both the other commissioners and members of the public that the draft maps they were voting on were just that: drafts that could be changed after additional public feedback. And at least in terms of the current districts for the northern portion of the state, several northern Arizona leaders have hoped the commission will take a second look at the maps. “I don’t think the map that was presented, the draft map that was presented by the IRC, is in our best interest in terms of Coconino County,” said County Supervisor Jeronimo Vasquez during a discussion of the maps last week.

Source: Daily Sun November 02, 2021 18:10 UTC