Obviously not independent as and "independent" minded person, but yes there are moderate. However, I agree that none of those will likely make on this bipartisan board. It specifically says that our state judges from each political party will choose the first two being different. Then they will select two, and the last must be approved by all.
It does NOT completely remove elected officials either.
The amendment as read from the link on their website (www.protectyourvote.com) states in Section-2-B-10: “No member of the commission may be removed during his or her term except for failure to meet the eligibility qualifications, gross misconduct, or inability to discharge the duties of office, and no removal of a member is effective unless it be directed by the governor with the concurrence of three-quarters of the senate.”
They have some power.
It's not illeagle, or Iowa & AZ wouldn't have already done it.
Must be the avian flu. Assuming you just can't spell and that you meant "illegal" not "illeagle", I must conclude you do not understand our federalist system. State legislatures and the electorates of the states regularly approve measures that are unconstitutional. Just because a legislature or the electorate can pass a law does not mean the law they passed will pass constitutional muster. Until such laws are challenged -- and they cannot be challenged until the go into effect -- the federal courts cannot rule on the constitutionality of the law.