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Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 02:10 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 9 September 2009 02:10
From FortWayne.com:
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita pitched a plan Tuesday that would make it illegal for lawmakers to consider political data when redrawing congressional and legislative district maps.
Rokita wants districts to follow county or township lines as much as possible so they are not divided. He says the plan would result in more fairly drawn, competitive districts.
His proposal has drawn praise from Gov. Mitch Daniels, a fellow Republican, but two top GOP lawmakers said it is not Rokita’s job to interfere with a process that belongs in the hands of the General Assembly.