INDIANAPOLIS (AP)
— Indiana lawmakers will review whether the state should establish an
independent commission for drawing congressional districts that's similar
to an Arizona system upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indiana law
currently allows for a commission made up of four legislative leaders and
a lawmaker appointed by the governor to draw congressional districts if
the General Assembly can't reach agreement. That panel was last used in
2001 when Republicans and Democrats split control of the Senate and House.
Lawmakers this
year approved establishing a special committee to review options for
handling redistricting, which will next occur in 2021. Those alternatives
include having an independent commission, rather than legislators, oversee
redistricting. The committee is to submit a report by Dec. 1, 2016.
The Supreme Court
upheld the Arizona system Monday.