Champaign County Board
C. Pius Weibel, County Board Chair
Thomas E. Betz, Vice-Chair
Champaign County Board Redistricting Commission
At the March 18, 2010, meeting of the Champaign County Board, the Board
voted to create a separate reapportionment commission to assist in the
development of an apportionment plan for the County Board Districts,
which is required to occur every 10 years. The Commission shall
consist of eleven members, with 4 County Board members (2 from each
party) and 7 Champaign County citizens. The Redistricting
Commission will be meeting on the first and third Wednesdays of each
month in open meetings at the Brookens Administrative Center. The
Commission will be preparing redistricting maps to present to the County
Board, which has until July 1, 2011 to adopt a new map.
COMPOSITION: 11 Members
QUALIFICATIONS
- 4 Members shall be members of the Champaign County Board (2
Republicans and 2 Democrats)
- 7 Members shall be residents of Champaign County who are currently
registered to vote in Champaign County.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The County Board is especially interested in
applicants who address the following interests or training:
minority communities based on race or ethnic background, agriculture and
family farming, rural non-agricultural interests, non-partisan voter
organizations, other recognized political parties who have had
candidates on the ballot for election to Champaign County Board,
business and commercial interests, urban citizens, college or junior
college students, labor, expertise in computer analysis of population
distribution or other statistical expertise, and independence from any
particular political party or political organization. The County
Board also seeks gender balance on boards, commissions, committees, and
councils.
Follow this link for County Board Resolution 7307
"Resolution Establishing the Champaign County Redistricting Commission for
Election Redistricting based on the 2010 United States Census"
Follow this
link for the Redistricting Commission Press Release
Follow this link
for an application for appointment to the Redistricting Commission
Follow this link for Redistricting
Commission Meeting Information |