Pickett Finalizes Redistricting Plan For County Approval

Pickett County Redistricting Committee finalized a plan to send to the county commission for approval.

Administrator of Elections Tim Clark said that the plan moved 39 people from District 4 into District 2, and 19 people from District 3 into District 1.

“There’s a 10 percent threshold,” Clark said. “And we were just above that 10 percent threshold and now we’re well below the limit.”

Clark said that the plan will go before the commission at their November meeting. He said that should the commission approve the plan, those moving districts will be notified as soon as possible.

“What we have is a requirement of federal law that we have to redistrict,” Clark said. “And sometimes people have to drive further but we try to make it the best we can and the most convenient for the voters.”