City Council to Hold Four Election Redistricting Forums

PUBLIC NOTICE
City Council to Hold Four Election Redistricting Forums
The Salisbury City Council invites members of the public to participate in four open forums it will
hold for the purpose of obtaining public input on election redistricting. Redrawing lines of voting
districts is considered following the release of population and demographic figures from each U.S.
Census, the last being held in 2010.
The times and locations are listed below:

March 13, 2012 (Tuesday) Faith Baptist Church 30505 Dagsboro Rd. 6:30pm – 8:00pm

March 20, 2012 (Tuesday) Parkway Church of God Rt. 50 & 600 Edison St. 6:30pm – 8:00pm

March 27, 2012 (Tuesday) Harvest Baptist Church 119 South Blvd. 6:30pm – 8:00pm

April 2, 2012 (Monday) Government Office Bldg.Council Chambers
125 N. Division St. 12:30pm – 2:00pm

Districts must be drawn in compliance with the Voting Rights Act Section 2 and in consideration of a number of factors, such as compactness,
contiguity, respect for “communities of interest” and others. Salisbury also operates its elections under a court consent order of the late 1980s, which created the current two-district system.
A base map showing the areas of the city with majority-black (yellow) and majority-white census blocks (green) is found on the City’s website, www.ci.salisbury.md.us, under “Latest News.”
That section also contains three plans advanced by the mayor.

The city council is awaiting public input on these and any other suggestions or plans the public may advance before deliberating on final district lines to be drawn.

Input and questions may also be directed to the entire council via email to
ALLCityCouncilMembers@ci.salisbury.md.us, or by calling the Office of the City Clerk, (410)
548-3140.
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Kimberly R. Nichols, CMC
Acting City Clerk
410-548-3140
3/2/12