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Government Operations & Military Affairs committee gives favorable recommendation to Burlington charter redistricting amendment
Summary
The committee recommended favorably a proposal to let the Burlington City Council redraw ward boundaries after the decennial census or when needed to correct an unconstitutional population division, removing a once-every-five-years cap; members discussed housing-driven population changes and asked how 'unconstitutional' would be determined.
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee recommended favorably on a proposed amendment to the City of Burlington charter at its Tuesday, April 14 meeting that would remove fixed ward boundaries from the charter and allow the Burlington City Council to adjust election-area boundaries after the decennial census or "whenever necessary to correct an unconstitutional division of population," according to Cameron Wood of the Office of Legislative Council.
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council, told the committee the house version of the bill had limited boundary changes to "no more frequently than once in every 5 years," but the senate amendment changes that by authorizing redraws "following the taking of the…
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