Redistricting hits snag as City Council debate continues

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 19, 2021 5:58 PM CT | Published: October 19, 2021 5:58 PM CT

The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

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Memphis City Council 2021 redistricting Allan Wade Michalyn Easter-Thomas Martavius Jones Edmund Ford Sr.

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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


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