The League of Women Voters of Kentucky is looking into ways to get the ball rolling on redistricting Congressional districts fairly across the state. Following the 2020 U.S. Census, the Congressional districts get moved to represent population shifts, but some districts don’t make a lot of sense according to Susan Perkins Weston of Lexington.
Weston is part of the group who is spearheading a change to try and get the cluttered districts to make sense in the 2022 redistricting plan. She says there are some rules that legislators have to follow when coming up with the plans.
House districts across the state are the most confusing, with Christian County having three separate districts drawn weirdly. Weston hopes this is an issue they can fix by slowing down the process in which they redistrict the state so more people can get involved.
Weston adds the league will be spending the next three years working to get more members of the public aware of the issue, so they can promote fairness for both political parties and not have one party weigh heavily on how the districts are drawn.
The informative program was held at the Hopkinsville Art Gallery Monday evening, with hopes to make more presentations across the city in the coming months to spread awareness on this issue.
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