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Senate sponsor pulls bill to move city ward redistricting to county election commissions after stakeholder concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 452, which would give county election commissions authority to draw city ward boundaries, was pulled by sponsor Mark Johnson to allow amendments after cities and municipal associations raised concerns about partisanship, timing and legal risk.
Senator Mark Johnson introduced SB 452 to place responsibility for drawing city ward boundaries with county boards of election commissioners—bringing city wards in line with how the state draws other district lines, he said. "This extends that to city ward boundaries," Johnson told the City, County & Local Affairs Committee, arguing the change would create consistent maps and avoid conflicts of interest when elected officials draw their own wards.
Committee members asked practical and legal…
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