Baltimore County Council Passes New Redistricting Map

Baltimore County Council passes new redistricting map

The Baltimore County Council has just weeks to approve changes to redistricting maps, and councilmembers are still at odds over how they should be drawn.

Baltimore County Council approves final redistricting map

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Baltimore County Council adopts a redistricting map

Monday night the ayes overtook the nays in the Baltimore County Council, meaning members finally approved a final redistricting map. WATCH: Baltimore County Council adopts a redistricting map Baltimore County Council adopts a redistricting map The map creates two majority African American districts and a majority minority district on the west side.But it didn't pass without pushback from council members Julian Jones and Pat Young."These amendmen…

Baltimore County Council approves new redistricting map in 5-2 vote, Marks applauds decision

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Council on Monday night voted 5-2 to approve a new nine-district councilmanic redistricting map, concluding more than a year of intense debate over how to balance community interests with the need for increased minority representation. The final legislation, amended during the council meeting, creates two majority-Black districts on the county’s western side. It also includes one majority-minority district. The ch…

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Baltimore County Council passes redistricting map with amendments from Patoka, Ertel

The Baltimore County Council voted to pass a redistricting map that includes amendments from two councilmembers. The passage comes after councilmen Izzy Patoka, D-District 2, and Mike Ertel, D-District 6, made amendments and introduced the map’s version 4.0 on Sept. 9. | M See the Baltimore County redistricting map (PDF) “What I heard from my constituents is that there was a way to form a map to create more opportunities for African Americans to…