In re 2011 Redistricting Cases

OPINION

CARPENETI, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Earlier in the current redistricting cycle, we issued an order remanding to the superi- or court with instructions to remand to the redistricting board to formulate a new plan in compliance with our case law. We agreed with the superior court that, in drafting its plan, the board failed to follow the process we mandated in order to ensure that the redistricting plan would comply with the Alaska Constitution and thus may have unnecessarily violated the Alaska Constitution. Upon remand, the board was instructed to follow this process so that we…