IWU Professor: New County Board Maps Would Create More Competitive Races
McLean County Board members gather in-person and virtually for a special meeting on May 11. A political scientist at Illinois Wesleyan University says he hopes McLean County's redistricting commission will draw maps that will keep neighborhoods, communities and voting precincts together. Illinois Wesleyan University Greg Shaw Greg Shaw and Illinois Wesleyan University said gerrymandered districts have protected incumbents, even in county government. “This is where citizens can come in and say ‘I can see a non-compact district when I see it,’ I think we should take that seriously,” S...
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