Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
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The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is a nonpartisan body established by Arizona voters to draw the state’s congressional and legislative district boundaries independently of the legislature.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission 2011 maps | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government agency of Arizona
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independent redistricting commission ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Arizona congressional districts
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Arizona state legislative districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRedistrictingCycle | 2001–2002 GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Arizona voters ⓘ |
| governs | redistricting process in Arizona ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
independent of Arizona State Legislature in redistricting
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nonpartisan structure ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
consider public comments on redistricting plans
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hold public hearings on proposed district maps ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
comply with the U.S. Constitution
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comply with the federal Voting Rights Act ⓘ create districts with equal population ⓘ encourage competitive districts where practicable ⓘ promote compactness and contiguity of districts ⓘ respect communities of interest ⓘ use visible geographic features and political boundaries where possible ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commission chair
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two Democratic commissioners ⓘ two Republican commissioners ⓘ |
| hasRole |
draw congressional district boundaries in Arizona
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draw state legislative district boundaries in Arizona ⓘ implement redistricting after each decennial census ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://irc.az.gov ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Phoenix, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Arizona Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional body ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| operatesOnCycle | 10-year redistricting cycle ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Arizona legislators ⓘ |
| replaces | Arizona State Legislature’s direct control over redistricting ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | members appointed from a pool nominated by Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments ⓘ |
| shortName | AIRC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantCourtCase | Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
subject of legal challenges by Arizona Legislature
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upheld by U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates over partisan gerrymandering ⓘ |
| subsequentRedistrictingCycle |
2011–2012
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2021–2022 ⓘ |
| usesData | United States decennial census ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2010 United States redistricting cycle
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Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
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this entity surface form:
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission 2011 maps