There are 34 article(s) tagged 2021 redistricting:

• October 2021

  • County Commission races show activity ahead of new district lines

    District 3 commissioner Mick Wright opened his re-election campaign over the weekend. Races where the incumbent commissioner is term limited are also showing signs of life.

    By Bill Dries October 18, 2021

  • Redrawing of SCS districts grows more complex

    Meanwhile, the Shelby County Election Commission has underlined with a resolution that it needs to have redistricting maps for the school board and the Shelby County Commission no later than Nov. 8 to be ready for the 2022 county elections.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2021

  • Two new county redistricting maps start to show changes

    The county’s redistricting effort is on its third and fourth proposed maps of what the new boundaries could look like for the 13 County Commission districts going into the 2022 elections. A “Poplar-Midtown corridor” in the East Memphis district caused a lot of debate. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021

• September 2021

  • County redistricters take ‘first pass’ with first maps

    The Shelby County Commission’s ad hoc group on the new district lines got its first look at some proposed maps for the redistricting plan this week. The group makes recommendations to the full commission, which decides on how to deal with shifts in population within its 13 districts.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2021

  • County redistricting process aims to avoid problems of 2011

    The County Commission’s working group on the once-a-decade redrawing of district lines got down to business Wednesday, Sept. 8, to set not only commission district lines but those of the Shelby County Schools board.

    By Bill Dries September 08, 2021

  • Redistricting begins, with big implications for shrinking Memphis

    The redistricting process formally began Wednesday, Sept. 8, with a bipartisan state House committee hearing public input and approving guidelines. Memphis is likely to lose seats in the General Assembly.

    By Ian Round September 08, 2021

• August 2021

  • Shelby County Commission begins redistricting process

    Shelby County commissioners have inaugural session of their ad hoc redistricting group.

    By Bill Dries August 30, 2021

  • Jones discusses City Council redistricting process

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member Martavius Jones says he intends to propose doing away with council super districts and also will call for partisan primaries in advance of city general elections. 

    By Bill Dries August 29, 2021

  • Local redistricting numbers taking shape

    U.S. Census figures show some County Commission districts have grown in population while others have lost population since a decade ago. 

    By Bill Dries August 20, 2021