Since the biggest argument I've seen for City elections being held earlier than is currently scheduled is the "one person one vote" item, I'd be curious to know if anyone has a head-count on just how many "under-represented and over-represented" citizens there are currently??? What percentage of the total City population are we talking about?
You'd have to ask the actual participants in the lawsuit for the actual numbers. (For the record, I am not involved in the lawsuit either as a litigant or as an attorney).
My fallible memory recalls a population disparity between the old 2nd ward and the old 11th ward of something like 20 percent. The "ideal" population for a ward based on the 2000 census is something like 29,500. The old 2nd has approx. 33,000, and the old 11th has something like 26,000.
There are a few other wards out of whack, but the worst disparity is 2 and 11. I'm sure my numbers are off, but that should give you an idea of the scope of the issue.
Greg Abbott
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