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<br /> <br />LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REDISTRICTING <br />County Commissioners Establishment Of Precincts <br />Indiana Code §3-11-1.5-1 et seq requires the County Commissioners to establish <br />Precincts according to specified rules. <br />South Bend Common Council Establishment Of Six Council Districts <br />Indiana Code §36-4-6-3 requires the South Bend Common Council to enact an <br />ordinance that divides the City into six Districts, which: <br />“(1) are composed of contiguous territory, except for territory that is not contiguous <br />to any other part of the city; <br />(2) are reasonably compact; <br />(3) do not cross precinct boundary lines, except as permitted in limited situations; <br />and <br />(4) contain, as nearly as is possible, equal population.” <br />ACTION TAKEN BY ST. JOSEPH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />As required after the United States Decennial Census of 2020, the St. Joseph County <br />Commissioners took action to establish Precincts within St. Joseph County's <br />incorporated and unincorporated areas. <br />The Precincts established by the St. Joseph County Commissioners are listed in the <br />attached Exhibit A, along with the 2020 Census population of each Precinct. <br />The Precincts and existing South Bend Council Districts are depicted by the printed <br />map on the following page and by an interactive map accessible on the Internet at the <br />following URL: <br />https://stjocogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c3b788dfcea <br />b4055982bd125dd4c06d1 <br /> <br />2