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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Redistricting
tempt to mislead Arkansas voters. Currently the Governor, At- torney General, and Secretary of State draw the legislative dis- tricts in the state, and the 135 legislators draw our congressional districts. Tose three constitutional officers and the 135 legisla- tors are accountable to every Arkansas voter. Neither the con- stitutional officers nor the legislators are responsible for draw- ing their own districts. Te Democratic Party of Arkansas has always, every single time for nearly 100 years, been responsible for drawing legislative districts. Now they have lost their major- ity control and they want to change the rules. Tere is no such thing as a true, independent appointee. Everyone has political leanings and it is best to side with transparency. We need to keep the process in place, a process that is accountable.” Bonnie Miller, chair of Arkansas Voters First and president of the League of Women Voters of Washington County had a differing opinion. “For too long, Arkansas politicians and special interests have used secret backroom deals to manipulate political districts
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to protect their interests by drawing districts to benefit them, not voters,” she said. “It’s a clear conflict of interest, and it’s time to stop the practice of politicians picking their voters, and let voters pick their politicians. Te Arkansas Voters First amendment creates a nine-member independent Citizens’ Re- districting Commission. Commission members, who cannot have served as a politician or lobbyist for the last five years, will hold public hearings broadcast on TV or online. It will have three Republicans, three Democrats and three independent members, creating a fair, transparent, citizen-driven process for drawing new legislative and congressional districts.” Redistricting will not change before the next general as- sembly; the process will remain the same as it has for over 150 years. You will hear politicians and pundits use the word gerrymandering a lot if their side doesn’t agree with the new districts.
— Research by AAC Law Clerk Dorothy Spector
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