Late Redistricting Decision Not Legal

Officials have emerged from their confab on redistricting, and announced that the former commissioners’ new agreement on legislative and congressional district lines has no legal significance, other than as a recommendation to the new commission, which will start meeting on Wednesday/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More on today’s redistricting discussions here.

• A recommendation from former redistricters to new ones
• Both party chairmen say no preconditions for new redistricters
• Ysursa: ‘A positive development’
• 1st new GOP redistricting commissioner: Sheila Olsen
• Officials huddle over redistricting

Question: Would the new redistricters be wise to quickly put their stamp of approval on the plan approved post-deadline by former redistricters & supported by both Idaho Democrats & Republicans?