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La Porte council adopts redistricting guidelines, appoints coordinator and sets public map deadline
Summary
The La Porte City Common Council on May 5 approved a resolution adopting redistricting guidelines, designated Council President Pro Tempore Tim Franke as redistricting coordinator and set a public submission deadline of May 28 with a public hearing on June 2 and final adoption on June 16.
The La Porte City Common Council on May 5 adopted a resolution that lays out rules and a public timeline for redrawing the city’s seven legislative body districts and designated President Pro Tempore Tim Franke as the council’s redistricting coordinator.
The move implements procedures to comply with state deadlines tied to the 2020 decennial census and recent state legislation. Brian Bosma, the council’s retained special legal counsel, told the council the legislature’s 2024 action (Senate Enrolled Act 135) requires legislative bodies that did not complete redistricting after the last census…
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