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La Porte council introduces redistricting ordinance, opens public hearing on two rival maps
Summary
The La Porte Common Council introduced an ordinance to establish five councilmanic districts using a coordinator’s redistricting plan and held a public hearing that included testimony from Common Cause Indiana. The council will consider final approval in June.
The La Porte Common Council on June 2 introduced an ordinance to redraw the city’s five councilmanic districts and opened a public hearing on competing maps submitted under the council’s redistricting guidelines.
The ordinance — read in full at the meeting — adopts a redistricting plan prepared by the council-appointed redistricting coordinator and sets the new districts for elections beginning in 2027. Council President Franke moved to introduce the ordinance; the motion was seconded and approved on a voice vote.
The council said it received two plans for consideration: one prepared by the coordinator and one submitted by Common Cause Indiana. Brian Bosma, the redistricting coordinator, told the…
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