IOWA LAWMAKERS ENDED THEIR SPECIAL SESSION IN DES MOINES WITHOUT APPROVING A PLAN FOR REDISTRICTING.
THE IOWA SENATE REJECTED THE PLAN ALONG PARTY LINES 32-18 WITH REPUBLICANS VOTING AGAINST IT.
DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE HANSEN OF SIOUX CITY SAYS THE HOUSE DIDN’T GET A CHANCE TO TAKE ACTION ON THE INITIAL MAP PROPOSAL:
NOMAP1 OC……DID THEIR JOB. :12
HANSEN SAYS THERE WAS DISAGREEMENT ON SIOUX CITY’S REDISTRICTING:
NOMAP2 OC……….COMPACT AREA. :13
HANSEN SAYS HE DID BRING UP THE BOUNDARY ISSUE CURRENTLY DIVIDING THE MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS INTO TWO DISTRICTS:
NOMAP3 OC……..NEXT PROCESS. :20
SO THE REDISTRICTING BOARD NOW HAS 30 DAYS TO COME UP WITH A NEW MAP PLAN AND THE LEGISLATURE HAS UNTIL MID NOVEMBER TO ACT ON IT IN A SECOND SPECIAL SESSION.
IF THAT WOULD FAIL, THE IOWA SUPREME COURT COULD RULE ON THE MAP PLAN AND APPROVE A PROPOSAL.
