Campaign for Independent Redistricting Commission Submits Signatures for Ballot

Every 10 years, legislative and congressional districts in Arkansas are shifted based on population. A proposal to change who is in charge of the process might be on the November ballot after the group Arkansas Voters First handed in its signatures supporting the measure yesterday. Activists have argued for years that redistricting is often plagued by gerrymandering, which is the practice of drawing district boundaries to achieve political advantage for legislators.