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IRC: Stop Packing and Cracking

By Ann Heitland, Coconino County Party Chair This is a longer version of an Op-Ed published on December 5 on AZCentral.com The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) was established by the voters in 2000 to take redistricting out of the backrooms of the Legislature and place it in the hands of an independent commission with […]

Federal Action Alert – Nov. 25, 2021

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party THIS WEEK’S ALERTS TO OUR SENATORS: Voting Rights – Don’t Adjourn the Senate for Holiday Break until Addressed; Yes on Build Back Better; Ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on dangerous greenhouse gases. A. Voting Rights – Don’t Adjourn Senate […]

Federal Action Alert – Nov. 20, 2021

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Tell Kelly and Sinema to vote yes on Build Back Better; To O’Halleran – We’re watching the Jan 6th investigation for accountability; To our Senators: ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on dangerous greenhouse gases. A. Senators […]

On Competitive vs. Safe Districts and Balancing

Op-Ed by William John Bowlus-Root, Yuma The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is busy redrawing the congressional and legislative districts under the changes to our constitution that resulted from the passage of Proposition 106 in 2000. Before then, the legislatures drew those boundaries to create ‘safe’ districts, districts that virtually ensured their party’s candidates would […]

FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Nov. 13, 2021

Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after Fourth Filibuster on Voting Rights; Tell O’Halleran to vote yes on Build Back Better without trying to change it at this late date; To O’Halleran and our Senators – Urge more concrete […]

Draft Legislative District Map for Northern Arizona a Slap in Voters’ Faces

Comment submitted to IRC by Ann Heitland on behalf of herself as a resident on Coconino County The Arizona Constitution requires the Independent Redistricting Commission to accommodate the competitiveness goal while taking into account whether greater competitiveness would cause significant detriment to the other goals. There is no reasonable basis to believe that the northern […]

Federal Action Alert – Nov. 5, 2021

Produced by Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after Fourth Filibuster on Voting Rights; Tell O’Halleran to vote yes on Build Back Better without trying to change it at this late date; ALL IN ON SINEMA; Keep eyes on the January […]

Comment Period Ticking on Draft Maps for the Next Decade

Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission was created by a voter-initiated amendment to the Arizona Constitution in 2000. We are smack in the weeds on the work of the third Commission. The Commissioners unanimously approved Draft Maps last Thursday triggering a mandatory 30-day public comment period. After that, the Commissioners retreat to their own (public) deliberations until […]

Ducey’s Own Judges Go “Rogue”

When the lower court struck down Ducey’s anti-mask mandate, Ducey said this was just one rogue judge. Today, the Arizona Supreme Court, packed with Ducey appointees, affirmed that judge’s ruling. Also included were several very bad election laws that had been stuck into the budget bill (unconstitutionally). The budget bills would have, stripped Democratic Secretary […]

FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Oct. 30, 2021

Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after defeat of Voting Rights bill; Support for Build Back Better!!: ALL IN ON SINEMA: NOW THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE TORPEDOED THE “FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT” IT’S TIME TO MODIFY THE FILIBUSTER. BOTH SENATORS […]