Barrett proposes Wisconsin redistricting reform

A nonpartisan board comprised of retired judges would be given the power to approve how Wisconsin?s congressional and legislative district boundaries are redrawn under a reform plan announced Monday by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett. The idea was also praised by David Canon, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor who studies redistricting.The plan would make Wisconsin look more like states such as California, Arizona and Iowa that rely on independent commissions or groups to handle redistricting, Canon said.