Friday, May 6, 2011

Sen. Terry Burton asks Haley Barbour to call special session on redistricting

In a very interesting move, Sen. Terry Burton (R-Newton), the Chairman of the Joint Redistricting Committee, wrote Gov. Haley Barbour yesterday and asked him to call a special session to focus on redistricting.  Burton says he believes he and Rep. Tommy Reynolds (D-Charleston), the Vice-Chair of the Joint Redistricting Committee, can reach a compromise that will avoid having the federal three judge panel draw the lines.  Read the letter for yourself below:

Sen. Terry Burton's letter to Gov. Haley Barbour

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2 comments:

James Parker said...

Just to clarify, Sen. Burton is referring to the compromise as a standard redistricting plan, as opposed to an interim remedy - correct?

Cottonmouth said...

James, you are correct, sir.