As a result of the 2010 Census, city wards and districts may be realigned, as may larger political delineations such as state legislative and Congressional districts.
At Monday's City Council meeting, Dennis Kobitz, administrator of the Union County Board of Elections, has been invited to give members of the governing body a brief synopsis of the rewarding/redistricting process.
The city has four wards, each containing several voting districts. The City Council is made up of one representative for each of the four wards, one representative each for the First & Fourth and Second & Third wards at-large and a citywide representative. Any changes in ward maps will affect elections for members of the governing body.
This year, the First & Fourth at-large and the Second Ward seats are up for election. Next year, the Third Ward and Citywide seats will be up, followed by the Fourth Ward and mayoral seats in 2013 and the Second & Third at-large and First Ward seats in 2014.
The filing date for the June primary is April 11, but if the rewarding/redistricting process is not complete, candidates for state Senate and Assembly seats have been warned by state election officials that they may have to amend their petitions. Local elections may similarly be affected.
The deadline for filing for the annual school board election is 4 p.m. Tuesday (March 8), but candidates for that election are not affected by ward and district boundaries.
The City Council meeting is 7:30 p.m. Monday (March 7) in City Hall Library. Plaintalker is looking forward to hearing from Mr. Kobitz on the rewarding/redistricting process.
--Bernice
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