four of them in the West—Arizona, California, The concern is that the measure changes Washington and Idaho. who can file open meeting complaints from There is a difference between reapportionanyone to people with a direct interest in ment and redistricting. Reapportionment matters under discussion at a meeting. That decides how many districts there will be. would eliminate journalists, who are frequent Redistricting decides their shapes. And the attendees at public meetings and often have outcome is not always foreseeable. In one of filed complaints that have been upheld. the gerrymanders of the notorious Vergiels The bill reads in part, “The Attorney redistricting, a Senate district then held by General is not required to investigate or longtime Republican stalwart Lawrence prosecute any alleged violation of this Jacobsen of Douglas County started chapter if the Attorney General in Jacobsen’s home county, determines that … the interests stretched through Carson of the person who filed the City, then bit off a chunk of complaint are not significantly “A Gerrymander Washoe County, an amalgam affected by the action of the is always in the eye of rural and urban designed public body that is alleged of the beholder.” to defeat the incumbent. to violate this chapter.” The Democrats teed up an Other language analogizes Fred Lokken attractive Douglas County standing to file a complaint Political scientist candidate. But both the rediswith “standing to challenge the tricting and the recruitment were action of the public body in a for naught. Senate Republican floor court of law.” leader William Raggio was so angry over The bill was drafted by a task force the railroading of the redistricting plan that he formed in the attorney general’s office when made sure Jacobsen had everything necessary Adam Laxalt was AG, and Deputy Attorney to win. And Jacobsen was reelected. General Gregory Ott told the Assembly Government Affairs Committee, “I am happy to report that the language contained in the Complaint department proposed bill was approved by the task force In a different legislative issue, there are with no member opposing.” growing concerns about Assembly Bill 70, One source suggested, “Check out who’s which seeks to change language associated on the task force. The [members] are all with the Nevada open meeting law. The bill attorneys with boards and commissions.” Ω has been amended twice and is now in its third version.
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