Legal Opinion

Arizona Minority Coalition for Fair Redistricting v. Redistricting Com'n Arizona Independent

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided May 20, 2009No. CV-08-0161-PRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McGREGOR, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 A’izona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (the Commission) has the sole task of drawing congressional and state legislative districts. The A’izona Constitution provides procedural and substantive guidance to the Commission. This decision considers the nature of this guidance and the extent to which a court can review Commission decisions.

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¶2 In November 2000, A’izona voters passed Proposition 106, a citizen initiative that amended the A’izona Constitution by removing the power to draw congressional and state legislative districts from the state…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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