In latest election law ruling, Supreme Court okays independent Arizona redistricting commission | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a voter-approved plan that stripped Arizona state lawmakers of their role in drawing congressional districts in a bid to remove partisan politics from the process. The court, split 5-4, ruled that the ballot initiative did not violate the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that state legislatures set congressional district boundaries. Justice…