Leaders Argue Against Proposed Redistricting Map

Bowie MD

15 November, 2021

6:54 PM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A recently held public forum designed to denounce attempts by Councilman Derrick Leon Davis from approving a controversial new district map threw people for a loop. The proposed district map would result in "gerrymandering," some say. But Davis instead introduced a surprisingly different map at the public forum that would change voting choices for residents in this area that leans strongly Democratic. A non-partisan redistricting commission originally had suggested small changes to council district lines that reflected population changes recorded in the 2020 census, which has led to these proposed changes. Read more at WTOP