Alaska’s redistricting board has adopted a plan linking south Eagle River and south Anchorage, which the plaintiffs call unconstitutional.
Holly Wells, attorney for three East Anchorage plaintiffs, gives arguments in front of the Alaska Supreme Court in March as she challenges a map of state Senate districts. The plaintiffs won their case and the redistricting board redrew its map of state Senate districts, but the plaintiffs have challenged the new map as well.
In their new filing, they say the redistricting board incorrectly interpreted judges’ instructions by keeping Muldoon districts together but continuing to split the Eagle River districts. The redistricting board’s executive director, Peter Torkelson, said the board stands by its decision. If Matthews approves the board’s map, it could end the redistricting saga that began with the 2020 Census. If he rejects the map, he could order the board to redo its work or enable the court system to draw a final map.While each state House district has roughly the same number of people, JBER residents vote at much lower rates than those in Eagle River.
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