The Fort Bend County Residents Redistricting Advisory Committee voted Monday to make its suggestions to the commissioners courtroom, choosing its prime 5 proposed voter maps.
Every map contained at the very least one aggressive precinct. A precinct is taken into account aggressive if no political occasion makes up greater than 55% of the voter base.
The map featured above obtained seven votes from the redistricting committee. It might create two sturdy Democratic precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct. (Picture Credit score: Courtesy of the ort Bend County Residents Redistricting Advisory Committee)
The map featured above obtained six votes from the redistricting committee. It might create two sturdy Democratic precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct. (Picture Credit score: ort Bend County Residents Redistricting Advisory Committee)
The map featured above was designed by Chris Pino, a Fort Bend County resident who isn’t on the committee. It might create a robust Democratic precinct, a robust Republican precinct and two aggressive precincts. It obtained 4 votes from the redistricting committee. (Picture Credit score: ort Bend County Residents Redistricting Advisory Committee)
The map featured above obtained three votes from the redistricting committee. It might create two sturdy Democratic precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct. (Picture Credit score: ort Bend County Residents Redistricting Advisory Committee)
The map featured above obtained three votes from the redistricting committee. It might create two sturdy Democratic precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct. (Picture Credit score: ort Bend County Residents Redistricting Advisory Committee)
The map that obtained probably the most votes from committee members Monday would create two sturdy Democratic commissioner precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct that favors Republicans. The map obtained seven votes from the 10-member redistricting committee. Nonetheless, Constable Ali Sheikhani would now not reside in his precinct.
The second-most fashionable map obtained 6 votes. It might additionally create two sturdy Democratic commissioner precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and a aggressive precinct that favors Republicans.
The redistricting committee’s chair, Jacob Lee, described it as “one of many least costly maps for the commissioners courtroom to contemplate.” Solely the justice of the peace in precinct 2 must swap workplaces.
Three maps tied for third place, every receiving 4 votes.
One of many maps would create two sturdy Democratic commissioner precincts, one Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct the place Democrats have an edge.
One other map would create two solidly Democratic commissioner precincts, one sturdy Republican precinct and one aggressive precinct, the place Republicans have a majority.
The remaining map would create one solidly Democratic commissioner precinct, one sturdy Republican precinct and two aggressive precincts. Fort Bend County resident Chris Pino submitted that map, which he based mostly on a map that was beforehand designed by the redistricting committee members who have been appointed by Commissioner Vincent Morales.
“I feel that we are able to all agree that foreseeably, a map like this could possibly be voted on bipartisanly,” he instructed the committee Monday. “And I do not need us all to be in our partisan corners. I feel that this map would assist convey individuals collectively, and it does so in an inexpensive approach.”
The county’s uncommon, mid-decade redistricting efforts started after State Rep. Matt Morgan despatched a letter to commissioners in February, notifying them that a few fifth of their voter precincts didn’t meet inhabitants necessities below state regulation.
Republicans on the commissioners courtroom argued that the county wanted to redistrict, as a substitute of simply fixing the voter precincts, saying the county’s 2021 voter map was illegally based mostly on race.
Democrats beforehand held the bulk on commissioners courtroom, however Fort Bend County Decide KP George switched events in June and joined the GOP, altering the steadiness of energy on the courtroom.
Committee member Wendy Duncan stated that though the committee can suggest maps, it doesn’t have the ultimate say over which one commissioners will select. She stated she appears ahead to the tip of the redistricting course of.
“Truthfully, I would like to see us get again to our commissioners specializing in roads, bridges, security and the issues that they’re commissioned to do,” she stated throughout Monday’s assembly. “In order that’s actually what I am wanting ahead to on this course of.”
The commissioners courtroom’s subsequent assembly is Oct. 9.
