GOP senators bash GOP-favored redistricting plan as ‘absolutely ridiculous’
“Map 3B is absolutely ridiculous,” said Sen. Lora Reinbold.
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Alaska Redistricting Board narrows options for Anchorage state senate maps
The key difference between the two is how they treat Eagle River, which will have an impact on how the deeply conservative community is represented in the Legislature.
Conservatives make push for Eagle River/South Anchorage state senate district
Surprise, the GOP-favored proposal would maintain the deeply conservative Eagle River’s hold onto the driver’s seat of two Senate districts by once again reaching over the Chugach Mountains.
Judge sets April 15 deadline for Alaska Redistricting Board to fix gerrymandering
Neither change should take a significant amount of time or processing power to complete.
Unpacking the Alaska Supreme Court’s decision on redistricting
Plenty of notes to make for… the next round of redistricting in 2031.
Alaska Supreme Court considers greater scrutiny on redistricting
The decision would not only impact the next decades of legislative districts but how maps are drawn going forward as well as the public’s involvement.
Previewing the redistricting trial’s date with the Alaska Supreme Court
The case will decide whether the maps produced by the Alaska Redistricting Board should stand for the next decade, whether they should be redrawn to Matthews’ standards or whether they should be redrawn by a whole different set of standards missed by the lower court.
‘So what?’ How arrogance sank the Alaska Redistricting Board’s Republicans
They almost got away with it, too, if it weren’t for that pesky public.
Alaska Redistricting Board’s conservatives vote to appeal ruling that found they can’t ignore public input
really owe it to the people of Alaska,” said Board Member Budd Simpson, a Juneau Republican who was singled out in a ruling that found his “personal views and opinions are entitled to no additional constitutional deference,” before voting to appeal the ruling to the Alaska Supreme Court.
Judge strikes down redistricting decisions in East Anchorage senate pairings, Skagway-Juneau maps
If there’s a lesson from Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling on the Alaska Redistricting trial, it’s don’t ignore public testimony.