Republicans in the Iowa Senate reject the first proposed congressional and legislative district map drawings. | legis.iowa.gov
Republicans in the Iowa Senate reject the first proposed congressional and legislative district map drawings. | legis.iowa.gov
After Republicans in the Iowa Senate voted against the first set of proposed congressional and legislative district maps, state lawmakers now have to wait for a second proposal to come before them for a vote.
All 32 Republicans in the state Senate rejected the first proposal Oct. 5, according to Radio Iowa. Since GOP lawmakers unanimously rejected the maps, the Iowa House of Representatives didn't even vote on it.
"Contact your Legislators, and urge them to keep their promise of fair and nonpartisan redistricting — because there should never be gerrymandering in Iowa," the ACLU of Iowa tweeted the following day.
The final vote to block the proposed district lines in the state Senate chamber was 32-18, according to The Hill. Republicans rejected the maps after the Senate State Government Committee voted unanimously to send the proposal to the chamber for consideration without recommendation.
The nonpartisan group Legislative Services Agency will have a little more than a month to come up a second set of district drawings for the legislature to vote on, The Hill reported.
Should lawmakers reject their second proposal, the group would have to head back to the drawing board for a third sketch, but lawmakers could suggest changes at that point.
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