Applications available for the 2021 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

Commission on Appellate Court Appointments News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2020

Contact: Blanca Moreno

(602) 452-3098

STATE SEEKS MEMBERS FOR INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION 

Applications are being accepted by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments for the Independent Redistricting Commission, which will oversee the mapping of Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts beginning in 2021. 

In accordance with Arizona State Constitution Article 4, Part 2, Section 1, residents of all Arizona counties are eligible to apply. 

To be eligible, applicants must be registered Arizona voters who have been continuously registered with the same political party or as unaffiliated with a political party for the last three years. 

People who have held or run for a public office (other than a school board), served as an officer of a political party or a candidate’s campaign committee, or worked as a registered paid lobbyist during the past three years are not eligible. 

The application form can be downloaded at the Judicial Department website: 

https://www.azcourts.gov/jnc/IRC-Nominations. 

Applications may also be obtained from the Administrative Office of the Courts, Human Resources Department by calling (602) 452-3311, or by sending an electronic mail request to jnc@courts.az.gov. 

A signed original application with all attachments must be submitted to:

Administrative office of the Courts, 

Human Resources Department, 

1501 W. Washington, Suite 221, 

Phoenix, AZ 85007 

not later than 5 p.m. on August 20, 2020. 

Incomplete applications or applications received after this deadline will not be considered for nomination. 

The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will review the applications and nominate a pool of 25 candidates. 

Four elected officials will appoint the first four members of the Redistricting Commission. 

The fifth member will be chosen by the four members appointed to the commission. 

Redistricting Commission members are barred from seeking or holding any public office in Arizona or for registration as a paid lobbyist during their term on the commission and for three years following.

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As an aside, I will NOT apply to become a redistricting commissioner. 

Lord willing and the creek don't rise, however, I still intend to observe the proceedings of the 2021 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and the screening process for applicants in the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments.