Memphis City Council Weighs Nonbinding Resolution Against 9-District Congressional Map
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Updated · Daily Memphian · May 11
Memphis City Council Weighs Nonbinding Resolution Against 9-District Congressional Map
1 articles · Updated · Daily Memphian · May 11
Memphis City Council is set to consider a nonbinding resolution opposing Tennessee’s newly approved congressional district lines, putting the city formally on record against the plan.
JB Smiley Jr. and Janika White are backing the measure after state lawmakers already passed the controversial map, leaving the council action symbolic rather than enforceable.
The vote would mark the city’s latest response to a redistricting fight that has shifted from local opposition to the state level, where the new lines are already in place.
Council members are also scheduled to review affordable housing issues in Orange Mound, but the redistricting resolution is the clearest political item on the agenda.
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