By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times
A former state lawmaker is proposing a major revamp of the redistricting process to finally give independents the political muscle he said they deserve.
The proposal by Doug Quelland would add four people to the Independent Redistricting Commission. That would bring it to nine.
But the significant change is that the two major parties each would get three slots. The final three would belong to registered independents.
Potentially more significant, it would require at least seven votes to approve any legislative and congressional maps.
