This morning, the D.C. Council was slated to vote on the “Ward Redistricting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2011” [PDF], a measure which will officially delineate the new boundaries of the city’s wards. Kind of important, right?
Well, it’s apparently not important enough to include a map.
Look, I understand that the lines for the wards need to be written like this for the record — but my eyes went blurry after two wards, and I’m the kind of person that actively reads legislation on a normal basis. I’d hate to see a resident who can’t stand government-speak but just wants to know the new boundaries try and read this entire thing — not to mention the actual Councilmembers who are actually supposed to vote on it.
[UPDATE: Charles Allen, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells’ chief of staff, said that the bill would be pulled from today’s agenda and will be put on the agenda for the November 1 meeting. In a comment added to this post, Councilmember Michael A. Brown, who sits on the redistricting committee, states that the bill was pulled today because “technical language dealing with the MOVE Act and the early Primary needed to be addressed,” not due to any boundary errors.]
