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[quote=Anonymous][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]
I’m pretty sure you’re wrong. The darker overlays in each district are the municipalities. All the yellow color is one district and the darker yellow areas in it are the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg that are part of that district.[/quote]

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