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Appling County adopts new voting-district map based on 2020 census
Summary
The Appling County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted new voting district lines on Jan. 4, 2022, approving a draft map prepared by the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office; a resident later urged continued scrutiny during public comment.
The Appling County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved new voting district boundaries Jan. 4 after Attorney Tracy Brown read a resolution describing changes based on the 2020 census.
Brown told the board the map — referred to in the record as applingccsb-draft-2021 and prepared by the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office — was intended to reflect population changes and to uphold the principle of one person, one vote. Commissioner Sarah Boatright moved to adopt the lines; Commissioner Doug Harris seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
During the public input portion of the meeting, resident Wayne Canady raised concerns about state redistricting and asked about road signs. The board also noted that the adoption followed a public hearing advertised in The Baxley News-Banner as required by the resolution record.
The adoption is recorded in a resolution that cites the county’s obligation to set voting districts after the decennial census and references staff work preparing the draft map. The board did not make changes to the map at the meeting and did not direct additional amendments.
