A citizens group is organizing a ballot campaign to take the job of drawing political boundaries away from the Legislature.
Right now, it’s up to the Legislature to draw the lines for Congress, the state House, and the state Senate. The group says lawmakers shouldn’t get to choose their voters. The Voters Not Politicians campaign wants the job handed to an independent commission.
Katie Fahey says the campaign is aiming for the 2018 ballot.
“We have to change this. The next time districts are drawn are in 2020. We have to start now to make sure the next time they’re drawn, it’s done right.”
Voters Not Politicians will host town halls through March and spend April drafting an amendment to the state constitution, which would then have to be put on the ballot and adopted by voters.