Originally broadcast on October 26, 2012:
The deadline is fast approaching on a federal mandate for the Boston City Council to pass a plan that reorganizes the city’s voting districts. But there seems to be no clear consensus among council members, nor among many in Boston’s communities of color, on how to do it. The mayor has already vetoed two maps. A coalition representing African American, Asian, and Latino voters has vowed to sue if they are unsatisfied with the council's solution. Emotions are running high, and only ten days remain.
Our panelists:
- Latoyia Edwards, anchor, New England Cable News
- Phillip Martin, senior reporter, 89.7 WGBH Radio
- Kevin C. Peterson, executive director, New Democracy Coalition
- Alejandra St. Guillen, executive director, Oiste
- Sean Daughtry, political action chair, Boston branch, NAACP
Relevant links:
As deadline looms, state of play in redistricting
Gintautas Dumcius,
Dorchester Reporter, October 26, 2012
Group pitches alternative voting maps to city council
Jeremy Fox,
Boston Globe, September 29, 2012
More city council redistricting maps with Consalvo and Yancey verbal sparring
David Ertischek,
Roslindale Patch, October 4, 2012
Redistricting map passes despite objections form Communities of Color Coalition and councilors of color
Mark Liu, Chinese Progressive Association,
MySouthEnd.com, August 29, 2012
Boston City Council Census and Redistricting Committee
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