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(SitNews) Anchorage, Alaska - Yesterday, the Alaska Redistricting Board met by teleconference and established a litigation subcommittee that placed Chair John Binkley and Board member Bud Simpson as the sole members, despite the unembellished objections and recommendations from other board members.
Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage), who has over 30 years of experience of reapportionment in Alaska, responded with a prepared statement to establishment of the two member subcommittee.
Begich wrote, “I am deeply disappointed in the decision made today by the redistricting board forming a “litigation subcommittee” and placing Chair Binkley and Member Simpson as the sole members despite objections. In typical John Binkley fashion, this proposal ramrodded through over the objections and recommendations of other members of the board, underscores the length Chair Binkley, Board member Bethany Marcum, and Board member Bud Simpson will go to gerrymander this state."
John Binkley was appointed as the board chairman by Alaska Senate President Peter Micciche (R-Kenai).
“Our constitutional forefathers sought to create a reapportionment process that was to be fair and guided by wisdom. I have seen none of that in today’s meeting or the chaotic process that ended the Board's deliberation on November 10," wrote Begich.
“Alaskans should be ashamed of the actions of John Binkley, Bethany Marcum, and Bud Simpson,” Begich concluded.
Members of the Alaska Redistricting Board are:
- Melanie Bahnke
- John Binkley
- Nicole Borromeo
- Bethany Marcum
- E. Budd Simpson
Read more about the board members, click here.
On the Web:
Alaska Redistricting Board Agenda 12.15.2021.pdf
Audio Recording of the Dec. 15, 2021 Meeting (Listen to the Board Meeting)
Other meeting documents:
Minutes from Previous Meetings.pdf
Litigation Review - Mat-Su Complaint.pdf
Edited By: Mary Kauffman, SitNews
Source of News:
Office of Alaska Senator Tom Begich
www.akleg.gov
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