Arizona lawmakers vote to approve GOP plan to divide Maricopa into 4 counties

Maricopa County has a larger population than half of the U.S. states and more than 109 countries and territories
Arizona Republicans say they are motivated to improve local representation not exact retaliation over the 2020 general election controversy.

To the north, Mogollon County would include parts of North Phoenix, Scottsdale, Carefree and Cave Creek. Newly-formed O’odham County would contain Buckeye, Goodyear, Peoria and Surprise, as well as the large rural swath of land to the southeast of the valley. Hohokam County in the southeast would become home to Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Queen Creek.

Lawmakers in the House Government and Elections Committee approved the bill along party margins Wednesday.

[justthenews.com]