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Board directs District Mapping Advisory Committee to draft five equally proportioned districts
Summary
The board clarified guidance for the District Mapping Advisory Committee, directing that the panel work toward five equally proportioned districts (population parity) while recognizing options such as at-large election structures for consideration later.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 3 clarified mapping guidance for a citizen District Mapping Advisory Committee (DMACC), indicating the board’s preference that the committee produce maps with five equally proportioned districts for commissioner seats.
Jen Patterson, strategic initiatives manager, said the DMACC had asked whether the guidelines were mandatory or…
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