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Redistricting – New Commission Finds Success and Adopts Plans

Idaho’s second bipartisan redistributing commission approved a new Legislative District plan (L87) on Friday, and approved a new Congressional District plan (C52) on Monday, both after less than three weeks of working on the effort.

The new district lines will immediately be sent out to the public and county clerks, so citizens will know which districts they’re in, where they vote, and who their elected representatives might be. Idaho’s primary election in May 2012, and will be the first to take place using the new districts.

Redistricting is the process of drawing both new congressional and legislative districts as a result of the federal census tally every ten years. Regularly drawing new districts ensures that each vote counts as much as the next vote, commonly referred to as equal representation. Learn more here.

Welcome to the Idaho Prosperity Project!

The Idaho Prosperity Project is a collaborative effort of the business community designed to help employers provide information about candidates, issues and elections to their employees. This non-partisan service is provided in cooperation with BIPAC, a national membership organization which assists thousands of employers and associations in increasing their public policy effectiveness.

The Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI) is proud to be known as "The Voice of Business in Idaho" - representing the interests of the statewide business community on public policy issues before the Idaho Legislature.  IACI works for businesses across the state to make Idaho a better place to do business, which in turn strengthens the state and provides opportunities for thousands of Idahofamilies. This is true prosperity!

IACI is pleased to be working with the Business Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) to provide Idaho companies, employers, and employees with the information and tools needed to help policy makers understand how their decisions can impact the health of Idaho’s economy and, therefore, the opportunities for Idaho’s citizens, families, and companies to continue to prosper in their local communities and on a global scale.