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Reed: "Montgomery should have a black, Democratic mayor. Republicans are mean folks"
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| News Date | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Dr. Joe L. Reed and the Alabama Democratic Conference have filed a lawsuit in federal court suing the city of Montgomery over the issue of reapportionment. Reed says the matter is a "gross neglect by city leaders."
Reed and the ADC claim Montgomery is violating law because it has not changed municipal council districts after the 2010 census data was completed.
Mayor Todd Strange responded to Reed's suit saying the city is allowed 18 months to create and adopt a plan for redistricting after the census data but that plan must be adopted 6 months before an election. That would mean, according to the mayor's office, this election does not fall within the time frame to do the redistricting.
"Those trespassing the law always have an explanation," Reed said of the city's response to lack of time to re-draw the lines.
"Montgomery should have a black, democratic mayor. Republicans are mean folks," Reed said. He believes there are "heavy population imbalances, and unfair representation, within council districts." |
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