- Pinal County Arizona
FLORENCE AZ (October 20, 2011) – On Wednesday, October 19, 2011 the Board of Supervisors heard a presentation by Pinal County Elections Director Steve Kizer who explained the public comment process on the three proposed redistricting maps for Pinal County.
Throughout September, the county held a series of nine public meetings to talk about the proposed maps and get vital input from residents, citizen groups and any other individuals with a stake in the outcome. Public comment was also sought through the county’s website.
Draft Map 3 was the preferred map receiving the broadest support. However, as a result of public input, Map 3 was revised to accommodate the concerns of Queen Valley residents, Queen Creek and San Tan Valley areas and Coolidge. The revised map became known as Map 3A and is posted on the county’s website under redistricting.
Today, the Board of Supervisors heard additional public comment before selecting Map 3A to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S. Department of Justice will scrutinize the map to ensure that the proposed districts comply with the Voting Rights Act.
“We hope that with all of our advance planning and considerations of the public’s concerns that the Department of Justice review goes smoothly,” said Pinal County Board of Supervisors Chairman Pete Rios. “The Department of Justice has 60 days to review the redistricting plan but we understand that deadline can be extended if they require additional information from us.”
The 2010 Census found that Pinal County’s population is at 375,770. By law, Pinal County must add two new supervisors once it passed the population threshold set in statute, as determined by the official US Census Bureau data. The new officials will run for election in the November 2012 election and will take their oaths of office in January 2013.
The proposed redistricting maps reflect the change by containing five supervisor districts.More information on redistricting and the proposed district maps can be found on Pinal County’s website http://goo.gl/623wi.
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Yavapai County supervisor Springer voted her pocket and not for the citizens. Toss her out of office. We can do better in the Republican Party than this greedy (deleted). Find another Republican to take her place in the next election! Give her the AZ BOOT. We deserve better representation than someone who slams the backroom door in our faces and laughs. Democracy is worth better than Springer. Run for honest or call your representatives and complain. We need someone in this office who represents the people.