[Vision2020] More on Idaho Redistricting

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of KHQ at:

http://www.KHQ.com
 
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(yesterday)

Justices Nix GOP Leader's Redistricting Lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by state Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko and House Speaker Lawerence Denney to boot two members from the redistricting commission.

The justices ruled on Wednesday that Semanko and Denney failed to file a brief showing a clear right to the relief they sought.

The Republican leaders wanted to remove Randy Hansen and Dolores Crow from the redistricting commission, in part because they didn't think the pair had sufficiently helped GOP interests when they helped craft new legislative maps in October.

The redistricting commission, including Hansen, a former Twin Falls legislator, and Crow, a former House member from Nampa, will reconvene on Thursday.

Then, they'll try to craft a plan that meets Supreme Court muster, after justices rejected previous legislative maps last week.

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(today)

Amid Legal Furor, Idaho Redistricters Meet Again

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Redistricting commissioners sat down to create new legislative maps that satisfy the Idaho Supreme Court, amid an ominous warning from state Republican leaders: Anything the panel decides will be under "a cloud of uncertainty" as to its ultimate legality.

The six-member, bipartisan commission met Thursday morning, then broke into groups to discuss alternatives that would be constitutional, after justices last week ruled a previous proposal split too many counties.

That ruling set off a week of furor, as GOP Chairman Norm Semanko and House Speaker Lawerence Denney sued to remove two Republican commissioners.

The Supreme Court threw out their claim Wednesday, but Semanko and Denney say they're still reviewing legal options.

Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said regardless of the threat of renewed court action, this commission will go forward.

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In the words of Margo Channing . . .

"Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!"


Seeya later, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Post Falls, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

- Unknown


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