Shelby County Commission redistricting split raises legal ante

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WhitehavenOpinion writes:


Multi-member districts for an odd number board are not constitutional... such configurations as the current County Commission do not meet the one man, one vote test!

Commissioner Mulroy's District 5 is unconstitutional... all other Commissioners represent about 300,000 voters while he only represents about 30,000 voters yet he has an equal ONE VOTE on a board of 13!!!

SchoolThoughts writes:

The only reason why it has gotten so contentious among the commissioners, is that their political future is at stake. There's nothing else in the world that could affect the county that would cause this type of response from them....except their political futures. If these "politicians" were only able to serve one term at a time, you wouldn't see this type of response from them.
Let the judge decide it. That seems to be the only way anything ever gets done around here anyway.

imjim#712762 writes:

What is the practical difference in the different districting methods? Why are the Comm'rs fighting about it - the difference obviously means a great deal to them. Why would we NOT have one-Comm'r districts?

coool writes:

One Commissioner to one district is the way to go. These fools are trying to rig this for their benefit.
Throw the crooks OUT!!


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