Minnesota. Governor's Citizen Advisory Commission on Redistricting.

On December 5, 2000, Governor Jesse Ventura signed Executive Order No. 00-10 which mandated the formation of a citizen advisory commission to review proposed redistricting plans developed by the Legislature (for both congressional and legislative districts) and to provide advice to the Governor's Office about those plans. Known as the Governor's Citizen Advisory Commission on Redistricting, the goals of the commission were to: 1) permit public participation in the redistricting process; 2) ensure that any redistricting plans enacted were fair to all parties and to incumbents and non-incumbents alike; 3) ensure that the plans were politically balanced; and 4) ensure that the plans were politically competitive.

The commission consisted of 11 members, with one representative each from the state's four political parties (Republican, DFL, Independence, and Green), one each representing the League of Women Voters and Common Cause, four members appointed at-large, and Dean Barkley, director of Minnesota Planning, who also served as commission chair. Joe Mansky of Minnesota Planning worked as the group's manager.

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