Tag: elections
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Conflict of Interest
Tomorrow afternoon the Memphis City Council will take up, and presumably pass the redistricting proposal that Council Attorney Alan Wade released on July 8th. It’s been three months since the redistricting ordinance passed on second reading. At the time of second read, there were no maps, lists of precincts, or any other information that would…
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I’m Sure It’s Not Political
On Tuesday, Bill Dries at the Daily News penned an article looking at just who all would be cut out of their current districts under Council Attorney Alan Wade’s redistricting proposal. Unsurprisingly, no Council members would find themselves in the same districts as a colleague, even though some live within blocks of each other. What…
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Why It Is the Way It Is
The Memphis City Council’s districting system is unlike any other. Sure, other places have single member districts and more “at large” seats, Nashville comes to mind for instance, but few cities that faced the legal challenges that ultimately led to our current arrangement were given the latitude to basically write their own deal. In 1988,…
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Horserace Politics and Determining the Track
Yesterday, after a long absence, our good friend and master map maker Polar Donkey resurfaced to point out the inadequacies of Alan Wade’s redistricting program. Those light spots you see in the map to your left. Those are precincts that aren’t included in Wade’s incomplete list. All in all there are about 15 of them.…
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Redistricting Proposal Out
Take a look at it here. Maps aren’t included, but a list of precincts and their proposed new district is. If you want to find out what precinct you live in, go here. Update: Several folks have contacted me about problems with this proposal. Seems there are several precincts missing from the list. We’ll see…
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Free ID Law Not as “Free” as it Could Be
On Monday, WMCTV reported on some of the voting law changes that will be coming into effect. Since voting is one of those things that I think more people should do, I thought it would be good to look at just what the requirements were that are coming in. First, after January 1, 2012, according…