Mobile City Council will consider new district lines after the annexation vote in July that made Mobile the second largest city in Alabama.
“Redistricting is necessary to evenly distribute the City of Mobile’s population among the seven council districts following the annexation of additional citizens in West Mobile over the summer,” a Friday news release from the city states.
The annexation vote resulted in 19,789 new residents, pushing Mobile’s population to over 206,000 residents, according to the city.
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The city council will introduce the ordinance containing the new map at the Oct. 10 meeting at 10:30 a.m. in Government Plaza Auditorium on the first floor.
Changing the current district lines would require a supermajority vote of five council members to be adopted and would be in effect during the 2025 citywide elections, the release states.
According to the city, the map with the new district lines was put together by Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s administration with input from the seven council members.
The new map maintains Black voting-age majorities in four of seven city council districts.
“I greatly appreciate the council continuing to work with us to ensure we get this right,” Stimpson said. “Throughout the recent redistricting process and our successful annexation effort, we have worked to be as transparent as possible and bring community members into the process.”
