Legislative districts to be redrawn – process starts in June

The U.S. Census Bureau released the headcounts for Idaho cities and counties Tuesday, information wil that fuel changes to the state’s political map. The state population grew 21 percent from 2000 to 2010, with the state’s four largest counties fueling that growth. The census data will be used in Idaho’s redistricting process, which starts in June.

A six-member commission will redraw the state’s 35 state legislative districts and two constitutional districts. Republicans and Democrats will each get three seats at the table, with the leaders of the state parties and the partisan leaders in the Idaho House and Senate each picking a person for the commission.

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by Brad Iverson-Long, originally featured at http://www.idahoreporter.com