Citizens Redistricting Commission

Modern Day Americans want fair elections. We have been whiplashed with the constant infighting and “rigging” of elections through gerrymandering. Here is our proposal:

(1) The selection process is designed to produce a commission that is independent from legislative influence and reasonably representative of a State’s diversity.

(2) The commission shall consist of 15 members, as follows: five who are registered with the largest political party in the State based on registration, five who are registered with the second largest political party in the State based on registration, and Five who are not registered with either of the two largest political parties in the State based on registration.

(3) Each commission member shall be a voter who has been continuously registered in the State with the same political party or unaffiliated with a political party and who has not changed political party affiliation for five or more years immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment. Each commission member shall have voted in two of the last three statewide general elections immediately preceding his or her application.

(4) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission.

(5) Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Nine or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action. The four final redistricting maps must be approved by at least nine affirmative votes which must include at least three votes of members registered from each of the two largest political parties in the State based on registration and three votes from members who are not registered with either of these two political parties.