August 19, 2021
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Several Northeast Arkansas residents came out for a public hearing Thursday regarding redrawing the legislative district lines.
The meeting was one of eight to be held by the Arkansas Board of Apportionment.
Redistricting happens every 10 years with U.S. Census numbers and is done to make sure there is equal representation for each district, based on population.
In the 2022 election, all 135 members of the state legislature – 100 members of the House and 35 members of the Senate – will be on the ballot. Officials said a typical state House district should have around 30,000 people, while a state Senate district should have around 86,000 people.
State Geographic information officer Shelby Johnson said while the state’s population has grown some, it’s also shifted.
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