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Iowa Legislature approves redistricting plan
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| Last Edited | COSDem Apr 14, 2011 03:54pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, April 14, 2011 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Iowa House and Senate today approved a once-in-a-decade bill that would set new congressional and legislative district boundaries, tossing dozens of incumbent state lawmakers into the same districts.
The maps, put together by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency, outline proposed boundaries based upon new population numbers.
Under the new map, Iowa will have four members of Congress, instead of five, because population increases in other states have outpaced Iowa’s growth.
Adoption of the map still requires approval by Gov. Terry Branstad. However, the Legislature’s approval prompted U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Mount Vernon, to announce that he will move to Johnson County to run in the new 2nd District. The new map had paired him with U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, in the 1st District.
“This is an historic day,” said Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, who noted that redistricting occurs only every 10 years after the U.S. Census Bureau counts the number of people in all 50 states. He said Iowa may be the first state in the nation this year to move forward with the mandatory redrawing of its political boundaries, which assures equal representation of voters.
“We recognize that this is a fair plan,” said Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, adding he believes Iowa’s use of a nonpartisan mapping process is the best approach in the country. |
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