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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no districts that are not contiguous.
[img]https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/Resources/Images/redistrict-map.jpg[/img]
And I don’t know why you think it’s racially gerrymandered. [/quote]

Look closer. There are 5 non-contiguous districts. That yellow area covering Rockville/Gaithersburg is split up into like 8-9 areas. Some seem to cover maybe a couple blocks.

This WP article makes it pretty clear that the goal, of at least some of the panel, was to increase racial diversity on the council. It was a 6-5 vote, so obviously fairly contentious.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/21/montgomery-county-redistricting-election/

“This map tells the story of Montgomery County,” said Ervin, who represented District 5 from 2006 to 2014. “Hopefully, an outgrowth of this map is that we’ll see more people running for council seats who we haven’t seen before. … More Latino candidates, more Asian candidates, more Black candidates — that would be the best outcome of all.”[/quote]

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