Saturday, January 22, 2022

Successful start and upcoming meetings for Richmond City Council - Richmond Decennial Voter District Redistricting

 

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22 January 2022

 

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

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Phone Conference ID: 642 481 49#

 

·       Wednesday, February 9, 2022; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Public drawing of Richmond Voter District Map Options

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·       Thursday, February 10, 2022; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Public drawing of Richmond Voter District Map Options

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Phone Conference ID: 642 481 49#

 

·       Friday, February 11, 2022; Noon-2:00 p.m.

Public drawing of Richmond Voter District Map Options        

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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)

https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=902218&GUID=F6E186BA-D30E-4C08-B44F-48A77502FA85&Options=info|&Search=

 

·       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)

https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=902222&GUID=0134CDB8-4524-4C66-9F3F-13CB69B9B407&Options=info|&Search=april+11

 

·       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

https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=902223&GUID=5BECA3DE-8F99-4A61-97DB-B574FA6CB5D5&Options=info|&Search

 

·       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

https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=925211&GUID=770CA304-3D49-4187-90B9-D94D4657DD21&Options=info|&Search=

 

·       Friday, January 21, 2022; Noon-2:00 p.m.

Council Redistricting Information and Engagement Meeting

https://richmondva.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=925212&GUID=43786A8C-9F6D-4383-9FE3-5E3F6F36D387&Options=info|&Search=

 

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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