MA S6

Creates a 7-member independent redistricting commission to draw congressional, state representative (160), senatorial (40), and governor's council (8) districts following each federal census

Governor appoints a law/political science dean or professor; Attorney General appoints a retired justice; Secretary of State appoints a civil rights law expert; four additional members selected from nominees of House Speaker, House Minority Leader, Senate President, and Senate Minority Leader

Commissioners are barred from having held elected office, served as mayor/city councilor, or been elected to party committees in the preceding 5 years, and cannot run for office until after the next redistricting cycle

Districts must be contiguous, equal in population, and drawn without considering partisan voting history or addresses; priority given to maintaining municipal neighborhoods, observing municipal boundaries, and promoting geographic compactness

Commission must hold public hearings in at least 5 counties, publish preliminary plans for 3-week public comment periods, and submit final plans to the legislature for up-or-down votes within 14 days with no amendments permitted