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A pair of important votes went down inside the chambers of the John A. Wilson Building this afternoon.

For starters, the Council lent its final approval to the city’s redistricting plan, but not without a final wrinkle — Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh once again proposed an amendment which would reunite the entirety of Woodley Park by moving precinct 136 (only contains land west of the Duke Ellington Bridge) out of Ward 1 and into Ward 3. (A similar amendment failed two weeks ago.) Despite the vocal protestations of Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser regarding the size of Cheh’s ward after the proposed change, the amendment earned the blessing of Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham and passed 10-3. The entire redistricting bill then passed the Council by an 8-5 vote. Councilmembers Yvette Alexander, Marion Barry, Vincent Orange, Harry Thomas, Jr. and Bowser were the no votes. Now it’s on to ANC redistricting, a process which will get off the ground shortly.

In a far less surprising vote, the Council unanimously confirmed Kaya Henderson as the permanent Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools.