The chairman of the Alaska Redistricting Board says state residents need to have a conversation about the growing number of people who live in each legislative district.
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Redistricting decision suits Petersburg officials
Petersburg’s mayor is pleased with this weeks court decision in favor of the state’s latest redistricting plan.
Redistricting Board adopts final plan
In a half-hour meeting on a Sunday afternoon, the Alaska Redistricting Board unanimously agreed on a new electoral map.
Southeast has its say on redistricting
Haines and Skagway should be in the same election district as Juneau. The Capital City’s Mendenhall Valley wants to stay on its own. Petersburg doesn’t want to be split up. And the whole redistricting process has been a boondoggle.
Where will SE election boundaries end up?
The latest redistricting maps propose new political boundaries for much of Southeast Alaska. Some answer community concerns. But the final result is not going to make everyone happy.
With seven maps, many options before Redistricting Board
In the coming weeks, the Alaska redistricting board will be reviewing seven different political maps, on top of a handful that have been submitted by third-party groups.
Kerttula respects Petersburg’s desire to leave district
Representative Beth Kerttula didn’t know Peterburg’s borough assembly was planning to ask again to get out of Juneau’s legislative district.
Democrats blame redistricting for loss of blue seats in legislature
Democrats in the Alaska Legislature say the state’s redistricting process is flawed and needs to be made more nonpartisan.
U.S. Justice Department approves Alaska Redistricting plan
The approval – known as “preclearance” under the Voting Rights Act – comes in the midst of a federal lawsuit, filed by Alaska Native groups to keep the state from implementing the plan until the Justice Department weighs in.