Milwaukee County eligible voting residents in the Southside of Milwaukee could get a two Hispanic-majority districts or three Hispanic-majority districts.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
September 23, 2021
Milwaukee, WI - The Office of Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez announced that on Thursday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m., the Independent Redistricting Committee (IRC) will meet to consider finalizing a legislative map for Milwaukee County. In the IRC agenda item 3, two maps identified as Map E and Map F create Hispanic majority districts. For example, Map E creates two Hispanic-majority districts (9 and 13) of 70.1% and 66.7%, which meet statistical standards set in case law to ensure that Hispanic voters can choose their preferred candidate, over the preferred candidate of non-Hispanic voters in the district. Map E also keeps important community boundaries in mind, notably by including the Domes in one of the districts and excluding neighborhoods in Walker's Point that have become increasingly White in the last decade.
According to the IRC, Map F attempts to create 3 Hispanic-majority districts (9, 11, and 13), but only creates one 70% Hispanic district, and two that are Hispanic-plurality (which means that Hispanics are the largest voting group in the district, but do NOT make up 50% of the eligible voters).
Thursday's IRC public hearing begins at 7 p.m. and will be held virtually.
Anyone who wishes to appear before the Independent Redistricting Committee and provide their input on the proposed political districts is welcome to sign up on the County Clerk's web site.
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