An advisory board is proposing new boundaries for Tucsonβs six City Council wards and is seeking public input before making final recommendations.
The Redistricting Advisory Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the proposals for Thursday, Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the mayor and council chambers at City Hall, 255 W. Alameda St.
A map of the proposed changes is available online at tucsonaz.gov/clerks/elections. Comments also can be submitted by email at cityclerk@tucsonaz.gov.
The new boundaries will be in place for the next municipal election in 2023, when voters will choose a mayor and three city council members in Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 4.
Changes to ward boundaries typically happen about once a decade in response to population changes captured by the federal census. The changes are meant to ensure each city ward has a near-equal number of residents.
Tucsonβs population grew from about 520,000 in 2010 to about 543,000 in 2020 according to the federal website census.gov.