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Yesterday, at a special meeting, the McAllen City Commission formally adopted an ordinance redistricting the City of McAllen’s single member voting districts. Redistricting was required because the results of the 2020 federal Census indicated a 48% population deviation based upon current district lines.
Early in the process of drawing a new single member district map, the McAllen City Commission adopted a resolution establishing criteria to ensure that the process met the requirements of both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and ensured that the results would come from a process that was transparent to McAllen residents. The redistricting plan approved by the McAllen City Commission meets the “one person, one vote” requirement of the U.S. Constitution and reduces the district population deviation to 4.19%, well below the 10% threshold.
The redistricting ordinance will take effect immediately once it is signed by McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos. Updated maps of the new single member districts will be available on the City of McAllen’s website, on its mobile 3-1-1 app and its social media platforms.
Some residents will now reside in a different district, which means that they have a new McAllen City Commissioner representing them. For contact information of their new city commissioner, call 681-1001 or the McAllen 3-1-1 Customer Service at 681-3111.
The next regularly scheduled municipal election is in May, 2023.
