Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court. | iowacourts.gov
Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court. | iowacourts.gov
Approval for the redistricting plan in Iowa has been extended until December.
The Iowa Supreme Court announced that the new deadline for the approval of new redistricting plans will be Dec. 1, according to KIWA Radio.
It's extended from the original date in September.
"Iowa Supreme Court extends redistricting deadline from Sep 15 to Dec 1," Darin Williams said in a Twitter post.
Congressional and legislative district lines are redrawn once every 10 years based on census data, according to KIWA Radio.
The census data was delivered four months late, in August, according to Radio Iowa.
The late delivery of the new results made it "impossible" to meet the Sept. 15 constitutional deadline for having a redistricting plan approved, according to KIWA Radio.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen has issued an order that sets Dec. 1 as the new deadline.
Oct. 5 was the date Gov. Kim Reynolds has set for legislators to reconvene in special session, according to Radio Iowa.
At that special session, there will a vote on the first set of maps, according to Radio Iowa.
Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny said he appreciated the court's work to help maintain Iowa’s nationally recognized redistricting process, KIWA Radio reported.
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