tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post5837799812634922255..comments2023-04-25T13:20:01.724-07:00Comments on Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting -- AIRC vacancy, now what? UPDATED 2:30 pm 5-22-13Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-1215578699522765522013-05-22T23:44:39.412-07:002013-05-22T23:44:39.412-07:00Thanks Pete. Thanks Pete. Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-11940739685258106762013-05-22T19:21:06.364-07:002013-05-22T19:21:06.364-07:00Steve, When I heard that Commissioner Herrera had...Steve, When I heard that Commissioner Herrera had resigned, the Arizona Eagletarian was the first source of information I thought of. Thanks for keeping people informed about the IRC. I'll be checking frequently now.<br /><br />Pete BengtsonPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024493708342438128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-17989475261218683082013-05-22T07:59:28.735-07:002013-05-22T07:59:28.735-07:00"Those four" refers to McNulty, Stertz, ..."Those four" refers to McNulty, Stertz, Scott Freeman and Jose Herrera.Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-25679385937687243492013-05-22T07:17:00.284-07:002013-05-22T07:17:00.284-07:00The state constitution says that no more than two ...The state constitution says that no more than two of the first four candidates may be appointed from any one county. This was written into the original language because drafters figured voters were already concerned about the legislature being dominated by members from Maricopa County. It was apparently all they could think of at the time to ensure geographic balance on the Commission.<br /><br />The Appellate Courts Commission was charged, in 2010, with selecting the best qualified among the limited pool of applicants. It turns out that Senate Minority Leader David Schapira selected Linda McNulty (Pima County). When it came time for Russell Pearce to make his selection, he wanted Rick Stertz, who also lives in Tucson (Pima County). Those four were required to select the fifth member, the chair. After interviews and examination of the applications of the five candidates not affiliated with a political party, they selected Colleen Coyle Mathis. Mathis lives in Pima County.<br /><br />Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-20310430547121235972013-05-21T20:52:07.194-07:002013-05-21T20:52:07.194-07:00How did they end up with 3 from the same county?How did they end up with 3 from the same county?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16228963048455885781noreply@blogger.com