CONWAY — Petitioners are asking town voters to support a warrant article calling for an independent commission to do the redistricting that will draw the state's political map following the 2020 census.
Erik Corbett, the man behind the petition locally, said, "I don't think either party should be in charge of redrawing the maps and essentially picking their voters.
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