Arizona redistricting goes to Supreme Court

[muon2]

Even if SCOTUS throws out the AZ commission, there is still another path to keep partisan gerrymandering out of the process. That involves a mechanism like IA uses. IA has an independent agency draw the maps based on statutory criteria and then submit them to the legislature for approval. The legislature can only vote them up or down and is limited to three different offerings from the agency. A commission could do the work of the agency, and as long as the legislature takes the final vote there would be no constitutional question.

[muon2]

Every dem should hope the Supreme Court essentially lets us trade 3 seats in Arizona for dozens more in California New Jersey and washington.

Don't forget New York!

The legislature referred the NY commission system to the ballot, so that one probably only falls if Iowa also falls.

I'm not sure how IA ever falls. The IA legislature has to approve any redistricting plan. It's only the drawing of the districts and conduct of hearings that are done independently.

[muon2]

If SCOTUS overturns the AZ congressional law, the easiest fix is probably to have the commission submit the plan to the legislature for an up-or-down vote, and if it is rejected allow up to two additional tries before it would go to the courts. That resolves the constitutional requirement that the legislature approve the plan, but keeps the map-making independent from the politicians. It is the method used by IA for its redistricting.