[EL] Rohrabacher and Lowenthal Introduce Congressional Bill to Protect Independent Redistricting

[Marty Lederman]

Bill language, please (there's no sign of the legislation online).  Thanks

On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Dan Vicuna <DVicuna at commoncause.org> wrote:

>   Just wanted to give the list a heads up about a bill just introduced in
> anticipation of the decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona
> Independent Redistricting Commission.
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> News Advisory
>                                                 Contact:
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> May 21, 2015
>                                                 Aaron Scherb at (202)
> 736-5726 or ascherb at commoncause.org
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> Dan Vicuna at (213) 623-1216 or dvicuna at commoncause.org
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> *Rohrabacher and Lowenthal Introduce Congressional Bill to Protect
> Independent Redistricting*
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> Today U.S. Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
> introduced H.R. 2501, the Citizens' Districts Preservation Act. This bill
> would preserve until after the next census Congressional districts drawn by
> citizen-led independent and bipartisan commissions created to end
> gerrymandering. Although state legislatures draw Congressional districts in
> most of the U.S., several states have created alternative processes that
> prioritize fair representation and bipartisan cooperation over political
> advantage.
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> Facts about this bill:
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> ·         Original co-sponsors include nine Democrats and seven
> Republicans.
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> ·         Prohibits redrawing Congressional districts in six states with
> districts drawn by an independent or bipartisan commission after the last
> census. These states include Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New
> Jersey, and Washington.
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> ·         Protects against the potential fallout from *Arizona State
> Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission*, a pending
> U.S. Supreme Court decision. This case threatens to give state legislatures
> a monopoly over the drawing of Congressional maps by prohibiting citizens
> from creating independent redistricting systems.
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> For more information, contact Aaron Scherb at (202) 736-5726 or
> ascherb at commoncause.org or Dan Vicuna at (213) 623-1216 or
> dvicuna at commoncause.org.
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