County Commission approves redistricting plan, but must vote again
“This is not about us,” said Commissioner Michael Whaley, seen here in 2019. “It’s about 10 years of representation for Shelby County.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Democrats voted for it and Republicans voted against it. But the party line was not enough to make it the final vote on the redistricting plan that creates a new commission district built around Cordova, where most of the growth was in the 2020 Census.
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