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Successful start and upcoming meetings for Richmond City Council
- Richmond Decennial Voter District Redistricting
Process
includes three information sessions, three map drawing sessions, extensive
comment periods, and public hearings
Richmond,
Virginia – Richmond City Council held two successful initial public Richmond
Decennial Voter District Redistricting Public Information and Engagement
Meetings, on January
20, 2022 and on January
21, 2022, that included open dialogue, interaction, and engagement
regarding the Redistricting process. The next Council
Redistricting Information and Engagement Meeting is Thursday,
January 27, 2022; 5:00-6:30 p.m.
The Richmond redistricting
process includes three information sessions, three map drawing sessions,
extensive comment periods, and public hearings; and is considered
one of the most transparent, extensive, and public local government
Redistricting efforts.
Richmond
residents are solicited, invited, and encouraged to participate and be involved
in the 2021/2022 Richmond
Decennial Voter District Redistricting process and to share their comments, thoughts, and/or ideas regarding proposed plan or plans to be considered. The Richmond
Voter Districts are to be reapportioned in 2022.
Upcoming Richmond City Council - Richmond Decennial
Voter District Redistricting process, anticipated meetings for public
involvement, awareness, and input include the following:
·
Monday, January 24, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Richmond
City Council Formal Meeting
Introduction of
amendments to Council Res. No. 2021-R084 (revised redistricting schedule) https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=902217&GUID=BC40D9C4-E2B5-47B6-9ADB-DCF919E7CBC1&Options=info|&Search=
· Thursday,
January 27, 2022; 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Council
Redistricting Information and Engagement Meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only) +1 804-316-9457,,64248149# United States, Richmond
Phone
Conference ID: 642 481 49#
·
Wednesday, February 9, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Public
drawing of Richmond Voter District Map Options
Join on your computer or mobile app
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join the meeting
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Phone Conference ID: 642 481 49#
·
Thursday, February 10, 2022; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Public
drawing of Richmond Voter District Map Options
Join on your computer or mobile app
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join the meeting
Or call in (audio only) +1 804-316-9457,,64248149# United States, Richmond
Phone Conference ID: 642 481 49#
·
Friday, February 11, 2022; Noon-2:00 p.m.
Public
drawing of Richmond Voter District Map Options
Join on your computer or mobile app
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join the meeting
Or call in (audio only) +1 804-316-9457,,64248149# United States, Richmond
Phone Conference ID: 642 481 49#
·
Monday, February 14, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Richmond City Council Formal Meeting
Anticipated
adoption of amendments to Council Res. No. 2021-R084 (revised redistricting
schedule)
·
Monday, February 28, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Richmond
City Council Formal Meeting
Anticipated
introduction of draft Redistricting plan or plans for public comment https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=859300&GUID=8160C8AA-3AE6-4C01-B51D-F3BD6DC3C5C7&Options=info|&Search=
·
Tuesday, March 1, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
30 Day Public
Comment Period on draft Redistricting plan or plans begins
·
Monday, April 11, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Richmond City Council Formal Meeting
Public hearing on
proposed plan or plans (public comment continues)
·
Monday, April 25, 2022; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Richmond City Council Formal Meeting
Final day for
public comment (56 days of public comment)
Final public
hearing and adoption of final redistricting plan
Publish notice of
final redistricting plan
·
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Adopted
Redistricting plan takes effect
Meetings are subject to updates.
Previous additional Council Redistricting
Information/Engagement Meetings:
·
Thursday,
January 20, 2022; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Council Redistricting Information and Engagement Meeting
·
Friday,
January 21, 2022; Noon-2:00 p.m.
Council Redistricting Information and Engagement Meeting
Richmonders
interested in the process
Richmonders interested in the process are encouraged, invited, and requested to please take the
opportunity to contact the
Richmond City Council member that represents them (https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/council-contacts) for more information and/or to share
their thoughts and ideas regarding redistricting.
Find Your Richmond Voter District
Richmond residents not sure who their individual
Councilmember is, can use the following helpful portal, if needed, to assist in
identifying their individual Richmond Voter District:
·
Richmond Real
Estate Property Search Database https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/Search.aspx
(note: once you’ve entered your address, use the Govt. tab to
identify your Voter Districts)
Richmond City
Council Redistricting information webpage portal
Richmond residents interested in the
redistricting process are also invited and encouraged to visit and check back
on the Richmond
City Council Redistricting information webpage portal (https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/redistricting) for updated information during the 2021/2022 Richmond Decennial
Voter District Redistricting process.
Additional information will be posted on the Council redistricting
information portal as it becomes available.
About Redistricting
Every 10 years
(Decennially), following the release of the decennial census by the U.S. Bureau
of the Census, voter districts across the nation are updated (reapportioned and
redistricted) to reflect population
shifts and changes during that time in order to provide
equality of representation on behalf of voting residents when participating in
general, primary, and/or special governmental elections.
How
Richmond Voter Districts are used
To operate our local government services, our city is
divided into nine geographic/demographic Richmond Voter Districts. We, as
Richmond residents, use these to elect individual local members of Richmond
City Council, Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees, and a Mayor (who must
earn the most votes in five of the nine Richmond Voter Districts).
Richmond Redistricting
State law requires Richmond City Council to reapportion/redistrict the
local Richmond Voter Districts boundaries every 10 years based on U.S. Census
data. This is known as the Richmond Decennial Voter District Redistricting
process. The updated Richmond Voter Districts are to be established in 2022.
Public input is actively solicited, requested, encouraged, and invited
Richmond City Council also solicits, encourages, invites, and requests interested
Richmond residents, in accordance with Virginia law, to offer, submit, suggest,
and share public comments, including (but not limited to) data, questions,
alternate plans, suggestions, etc., via the following helpful ways:
a.
Mail: Richmond City Council/Richmond
Decennial Voter District Redistricting
Richmond
City Hall; 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305; Richmond, Virginia 23219
b.
Fax: 804.646.5468
c.
Email at: Contact
Richmond Decennial Voter District
Redistricting information portal via email, at redistricting@rva.gov.
Richmond Analysis of the 2020 U.S.
Census Data
Total 2020 Population: 226,610
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census -
2020 U.S. Census numbers released in late 2020, Richmond’s population increased 11 percent
over the past 10 years and now sits at 226,610. This increase is significant and represents the largest in the last 40
years. With nine local Richmond Voter Districts, this means that “ideal”
Districts would have about 25,179 persons living in them to make them evenly distributed. Deviations around 5% percent are
generally acceptable.
Three Richmond Voter Districts with
substantial changes
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Richmond has three voter districts
whose numbers are outside a five percent deviation of what represents an
“ideal” number of about 25,179 persons living in them (which is the total
population divided by nine Richmond Voter Districts). These include the
Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District (+2,019 more residents) with a
deviation of 8.02%; the Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District (-2,943 less
residents) with a deviation of -11.69%; and, the Gateway 6th Voter District
(1,752 more residents) with a deviation of 6.96%.
Richmond
City Council continues to be committed to ensuring the 2021/2022 Richmond
Decennial Voter District Redistricting process and plan are clearly defined,
transparent, inclusive, and equitable and are driven by and responsive to
providing opportunity for public engagement, involvement, inclusion,
discussion, awareness, feedback, deliberation, comment, and input on behalf of
Richmond residents.
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Richmond City Council - Richmond City
Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - 804.646.2778 (tel) -
804.646.5468 (fax) - www.richmondgov.com/citycouncil
