The North Judson Town Council members will soon be looking into the redistricting process.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Look into Redistricting
Pulaski County Not Expected to Make Redistricting, Reprecincting Changes
The Pulaski County Election Board is not expected to make any changes to the current districts or precincts in the county.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board Reviews Redistricting, Reprecincting Process
The Starke County Election Board members reviewed documents Wednesday morning concerning the redistricting and reprecincting process.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Approve Order Establishing Precinct Boundary Authority to Election Board
Starke County Clerk Bernadette Manuel presented an order for consideration by the commissioners Monday night that would establish a precinct boundary authority to the Starke County Election Board.
Continue readingCity of Knox to Create New Districts
The City of Knox has to create an ordinance establishing new districts before December 31st, 2012. The new districts have to be changed if new precincts are created.
City Attorney David Matsey said new districts do not have to be established because of population shifts as everyone votes for all council members regardless of districts. Some districts have double the population count as others, as the maps are drawn geographically.
Senator Charbonneau Discusses Changes in Redistricting Map
Every ten years the Indiana General Assembly reviews the state’s House and Senate Districts and draws new boundary lines after determining that each has an appropriately equal number of voters. 2011 is one of those years. Senator Ed Charbonneau comes in today to tells us of the latest readjustment to his Senate district.
“My District is going to change rather significantly,” said Senator Charbonneau. “The one county where I had the entire county was Starke County and then parts of the six counties that surrounds Starke County. Under the new map, I will lose the townships that I had in Marshall County, I’ll lose some of the townships in LaPorte County, and have all of Pulaski County and then the four townships along the bottom of Starke County.”
Senator Charbonneau Discusses Important Issues Being Debated during this Legislative Session
More than the Governor Mitch Daniels’ agenda was at stake in last November’s election. Republicans are now in the majority of both the House and Senate, and now stand to be in control of creating House, Senate, and congressional maps. Those maps will influence the outcome of elections for the next 10 years.
“The House is going to redraw their Districts and the Senate is going to draw their Districts,” explained Fifth District State Senator, Ed Charbonneau. “They are going to get together and approve them and gently draw the Congressional Districts.”
Redistricting Could Mean A Different Political Option for Donnelly
In November, Second District U.S. Representative Joe Donnelly won a razor-thin victory to return to Congress. The moderate Democrat was locked in a close race with conservative Republican Jackie Walorski.
With redistricting coming up during this session of the legislature, the second district might not be a competitive district. It might have a distinct Republican flavor.
