Phoenix, AZ – On Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission is scheduled to make a decision on the initial maps in Arizona’s 2021 legislative and congressional redistricting process.
The Commission meets at 8 a.m. and is live-streamed at irc.az.gov.
The first maps are created into districts of equal population in a grid-like pattern across the state as required by the state constitution. The grid maps are a first step in the process but are only a starting point. Arizona’s citizens are encouraged to provide feedback on these initial maps.
The IRC is providing a free online mapping tool for residents to draw and submit their own proposed maps. Arizona residents will have access to the same, easy-to-use mapping tool and database utilized by the Commission. A live-streamed public training session on the mapping tool is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.
The video recording of that session, and shorter step-by-step videos and other training materials, will be on the IRC website shortly after the system is live on September 14, 2021.
On the IRC website and at the upcoming public hearings, residents can review these initial grid maps along with all the maps the Commission receives from the public.
Public hearings will be scheduled for the last two weeks of September.