http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/arizona-governor-jan-brewer-impeach-redistricting-commissioners_n_1070306.html?ref=mostpopularArizona Governor Jan Brewer Threatens To Impeach Redistricting Commissioners
Posted: 11/1/11 07:09 PM ET
WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer may call the state Legislature into a special session as soon as Tuesday to impeach one or more members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
In a Saturday letter to Collen Mathis, chair of the commission, Brewer expressed her concerns over the proposed redistricting map. The Republican governor wrote that the draft map "does a disservice to Arizona because it fails to recognize the important and distinct rural population in Arizona and the respective communities of interest."
Brewer criticized the level of emphasis on creating competitive districts. "I believe the
also violated the Arizona Constitution by elevating 'competitiveness' above the other goals, especially in relation to the proposed District 9 and the other districts in Maricopa County," she wrote.