Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission Grid Map and Mapping Software Go Live
The Release of the Grid Maps Begins the Next Phase of Redistricting
Phoenix, AZ- Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)
is scheduled to make a decision on the initial maps in Arizona's 2021 legislative and
congressional redistricting process. The Commission meets at 8 a.m. and is live-streamed at
irc.az.gov.
The first maps are created into districts of equal population in a grid-like pattern across the state
as required by the state constitution. The grid maps are an important first step in the process but
are only a starting point. Arizona’s citizens are encouraged to provide feedback on these initial
maps.
The IRC is providing a free online mapping tool for residents to draw and submit their own
proposed maps. Arizona residents will have access to the same, easy-to-use mapping tool and
database utilized by the Commission. A live-streamed public training session on the mapping
tool is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Individuals can watch the training at the
following link: Mapping Tool Training. The video recording of that session, and shorter
step-by-step videos and other training materials, will be on the IRC website shortly after the
system is live on September 14, 2021.
On the IRC website and at the upcoming public hearings, residents can review these initial grid
maps along with all the maps the Commission receives from the public.
Public hearings will be scheduled for the last two weeks of September. An official announcement
will be made in an additional upcoming press release.