[LWVNM Action] Op-Ed in support of HJR1

[Richard Mason]

https://www.abqjournal.com/2574305/independent-redistricting-commission.html

Authored by Justice Chavez and Judge Kennedy

Love the closing paragraph, apparently 9 out of the 10 House Judiciary
Committee did not.

"Our experiment in self-governance is taking a hit these days for a variety
of reasons. In New Mexico, allowing the voters to decide whether they
prefer redistricting be performed by an independent redistricting
commission, or the Legislature will signal to the people of New Mexico and
other states that we do indeed care what our voters think. Redistricting is
a way to have citizens represented in districts for who they are, not how
they vote. Some may think an independent commission is a great idea, others
may not, but that decision should be left to the voters, not to any one
person or any one group. HJR 1 gives voters the choice. The Legislature
should pass HJR 1 and let the voters to decide how they prefer
redistricting to be performed."
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