Interesting Information on Redistricting from County Attorney's Office.

The below four-page memo on redistricting appears to indicate that we, the county, do not necessarily have to complete the redistricting process we have started by the end of this year.  Apparently, we can finish it up by March of 2022 according to this opinion.  The only sticking point:  This additional flexibility is specifically NOT authorized for the school board member districts which MUST only be set in odd-numbered years.  Knowing we do not want to create voter confusion on this issue (Commissioner districts different than School Board Districts)--I still am of the belief we should attempt to have identical districts as has been the practice previously and also that we do not need to rush the process.  If the school board cannot finish in '22--we shouldn't rush to do so either.  Because there is NO consensus on where the lines should be drawn going forward between D1 and D2--that much we all know for sure.  Doug Underhill has expressed "silly"(a word choice he makes frequently) ideas about what he thinks the lines should look like.  His ideas are garbage that will go nowhere. So, with all this said, we will see how our first joint meeting goes--and whether or not we can realistically adhear to the aggressively-agendaed, self-imposed "schedule" the current Board Chair has set for this process to be completed.  (I'm not optimistic we'll hash it out by November 2nd--a little over a month from now--in order to meet this self-directed, rushed timeframe.  But we'll see.....)