By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times
Fearing defeat at the Supreme Court, more than a dozen members of Congress from California and Arizona introduced legislation Friday to preserve the congressional boundaries set by independent redistricting commissions.
HR 2501 specifically bars the legislatures in six states, including Arizona, from redrawing the lines ahead of the 2020 decennial census. That preserves the current political balance of power of each state’s congressional delegation.
The move comes as the high court could rule as early as Monday on a challenge to the authority of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission to craft congressional districts.
