On December 6, 2021, on a zoom link, the public may comment on the changes in the newly proposed County Council District map. From the Council email: Due to discrepancies in data that appeared in the GIS version of the map submitted Monday, Nov. 29, the Districting Master has resubmitted the map for public review….
Category: Redistricting
What the 2020 Census reveals about Pierce County
The 2020 Census was released late this decade, somewhat caused by squabbles about how it would be conducted and somewhat caused by working through the pandemic. Where the population numbers land impacts representation, number of Congressional Districts, and how the new lines are drawn to balance the population in legislative and county districts. The population…
Pierce County Redistricting Committee chooses the Hon. Frank Cuthbertson as 5th member
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the Pierce County Redistricting Committee in its Zoom meeting chose it’s fifth and final member. The County Council began the process by selecting two members from each political party. Those members were Doug Richardson (R), Sharon Hanek (R), Justin Leighton (D), and Joy Stanford (D). After considering…
Redistricting Pierce County
By Marianne Lincoln They slipped this meeting under the radar on me. I looked at the redistricting page on the link I Googled and there was no meeting dates. But, lo and behold, the scrolling pictures on the Pierce County Council page has a different redistricting link. Here is the Redistricting link for meetings. September…
Pierce County Redistricting
By Marianne Lincoln [Editor Note: Updated with new date. The County Council has delayed this one week due to lack of sufficient notice to candidates.] Ten years ago, I started my first blog called Lincoln Literature. In the blog, I followed the process of redistricting Pierce County (2011) very closely. I included quotes of the…
Pierce Prairie Post 