The judge also found that the Alaska Redistricting Board violated the state Open Meetings Act by apparently holding discussions in private that should have been in public.
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Redistricting board met with skepticism during first public hearing in Juneau
Board member Budd Simpson drew the map with the “tentacle.” He maintains he wasn’t gerrymandering, and agreed with criticism that it looks wrong.
Alaska Redistricting Board’s series of road shows begins Monday in Juneau
The open house format is designed to encourage more interactivity and to be a safer alternative to traditional public hearings amid the pandemic.
Alaska Redistricting Board’s first drafts draw criticism and alternate plans
In one draft map, seven Democratic representatives were combined in three districts, while no Republicans were.
Redistricting plan could force some Southeast incumbents to run against each other
Redistricting is shaping up to be the opening of a high stakes political exercise that will play out through the Nov. 10 deadline to settle political boundaries.
Alaska attorney general joins others arguing that redistricting can be too partisan
The brief argues that advances in technology have made it easier to have “extreme partisan” redistricting that insulate political parties from attempts to unseat them.
Amid Court Fights, Some States Consider Redistricting Commissions
Movements have popped up in at least five states to take the power to draw legislative and congressional maps away from legislators.
Could Supreme Court Decision Lead To Death Of The Gerrymander?
More than a half-dozen other states could implement independent redistricting commissions in the wake of the court’s decision Monday to uphold Arizona’s commission.
What the Supreme Court’s redistricting decision means for Alaska
An attorney who has handled state-level redistricting litigation thinks the decision could draw more attention to how political lines for the legislature are drawn.
Supreme Court Seems Divided Over Independent Redistricting Commissions
Arizona voters approved a bipartisan commission to draw lines between congressional districts. Now the Supreme Court has been asked to put the legislators back in charge.