pvd21-231 - Redistricting Ward boundaries and Precinct Boundaries

The City of Providence must prepare new ward boundary lines as required by City Charter and State Law. Boundary lines will be developed using the Block Statistics from the 2020 United States Census. The new ward boundary lines must take into consideration population shifts, populations of people of color, and Rhode Island Senate and Representative Districts. In accordance with Section 204 (c) of the Providence Home Rule Charter of 1980, the Committee on Ward Boundaries and the City Council shall ensure that said boundaries are drawn in accordance with the following criteria:
1. Equality of ward populations so far as practicable;
2. Contiguousness of the territory of each ward;
3. Wards shall comply with the federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1971 and following).
4. The geographic integrity of any local neighborhood, or local community of interest*, shall be respected in a manner that minimizes their division to the extent possible without violating the requirements of any of the preceding subdivisions.