Redistricting effort aims to address population imbalances caused by growth.
Carol Ann Alaimo More than 11,000 Tucsonans will live in different local voting districts for next year's municipal election.
The City Council has redrawn some of the boundary lines for Wards 1, 4, 5 and 6 in response to population growth to give all six wards a more equal number of residents.People are also reading… City officials expect more boundary changes to be needed in two years when another round of redistricting is due to take place. City Hall typically sends written notice to residents affected by such changes.
A staff report to the city council said the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled voting districts should be roughly equal in population with no more than a 10% variance. Tucson voters will choose a mayor and three council members for Wards 1, 2 and 4 in the 2023 municipal election.Tags Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.Carol Ann Alaimo Reporter
Carol Ann has been with the Star since 1999, but has been an investigative reporter for more than 30 years. She's won numerous awards in the U.S. and Canada. In 2003, she was a war correspondent in Iraq and was a Knight-Wallace Fellow in Michigan in 2008.
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