Concord begins process of redrawing council district boundaries this month

The city of Concord will start its redistricting process Tuesday with a presentation at a regular City Council meeting followed by two workshops later in the month on whether and how City Council district boundaries should be changed.

Concord moved to district elections for its five City Council seats in 2018 in response to letters from attorneys threatening to sue the city and many others around the region, alleging that their at-large systems diluted the ability of minority populations to elect candidates of their choice.