From the City of Lubbock Website
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON REDISTRICTING OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
Lubbock is a home rule city governed by Article XI, section 5 of the Texas Constitution. Since Lubbock elects six of its council members from single member districts, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution requires under the principle of “one-person one-vote” that all the districts have essentially the same number of people. Also, Texas and its political subdivisions are jurisdictions covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and as subsequently amended. Under Section 5 of the Act, the Attorney General of the United States must preclear all voting changes before they may be implemented. The Attorney General must determine that all voting changes made by the city do not have a discriminatory purpose or effect upon the rights of minorities to vote.
The Attorney General’s regulations strongly encourage community input into the process. Therefore, a public hearing will be held for the purpose of securing community comment upon the proposed redistricting plan. The date, time, and location of the public hearings are as follows:
District 1: Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. at Cavazos Middle School (Cafeteria) 210 N. University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79415
District 2: Monday, May 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Alderson Middle School (Cafeteria) 219 Walnut Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79403
District 3: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Roscoe Wilson Elementary (Cafeteria) 2807 25th Street, Lubbock, TX 79410
District 4: Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Honey Elementary (Cafeteria) 3615 86th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423
District 5: Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. at Irons Middle School (Cafeteria) 5214 79th Street, Lubbock, TX 79424
District 6: Monday, May 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Mackenzie Middle School (Cafeteria) 5402 W. 12th Street, Lubbock, TX 79416
All citizens of the city of Lubbock are encouraged to attend and participate in these important public hearings.
Thanks for the notice!
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