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Johnson County commissioners direct staff, Haystack DNA to draft new redistricting maps
Summary
At a committee of the whole, Johnson County commissioners voted 7-0 to direct staff and consultant Haystack DNA to produce draft maps using the suggested criteria and guidance; the process will include public meetings, an online mapping tool and a target to finalize maps by August for election use.
Johnson County commissioners voted unanimously to direct county staff and their consultant, Haystack DNA, to produce draft redistricting maps using the criteria and guidance discussed at a committee of the whole meeting.
The decision, moved by Mike Kelly, chair of the Board of County Commissioners, and seconded by Commissioner Allen Brand, passed 7-0. The commission asked staff and Haystack to prepare maps that follow the state-required criteria and the optional guidance discussed at the meeting, especially on how to treat communities of interest and the timing of when voters would next vote for commissioner seats.
Andrew Dreschler, president of Haystack DNA, said Kansas law requires counties to review districts every three years and that the county’s current maps show about an 11% population deviation between districts. “Kansas State law requires that the county reviews every 3…
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