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(Alaska) Democratic lawmakers blast board's redistricting proposal
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jun 08, 2011 07:25pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | LISA DEMER |
| News Date | Thursday, June 9, 2011 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "COURT FIGHT LOOMS: 10-10 party split in the Senate is jeopardized.
Just a day after a state panel approved new district boundaries for all 60 Alaska state legislators, the plan was drawing fire from Democrats who called it partisan and "deeply flawed."
Alaska Redistricting Board members and staff say they knew they couldn't please everyone but did the best they could to fairly redraw lines for legislative districts to reflect population shifts over the last 10 years.
The board is made up of four Republicans and one Democrat.
The lone Democrat, Marie Greene, a Native corporation leader from Kotzebue, has disputed that the process was political.
"Overall the plan is a reflection of over 30 public hearings, hundreds of emails received, hundreds of individual pieces of public testimony that we received at hearings, and input from groups at both ends of the political spectrum," said board executive director Taylor Bickford.
The panel unanimously approved a final plan Monday afternoon that still is subject to minor tweaks. It renumbered the districts Tuesday. Under the plan, House District 1 will be a Fairbanks district that includes Fort Wainwright. For years, the numbering system started in Southeast.
The board must issue a formal proclamation approving the new districts and legal descriptions by June 14, under a deadline set under a state constitutional amendment." |
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