Montgomery County Judge Cheryl Austin granted Central Bucks School District’s request to amend its original petition for one that includes a plan that the school board approved Sept. 12. Austin is hearing the case after the Bucks County judiciary recused itself to avoid a conflict of interest. Last month, Austin issued an order stating that she would only consider the original redistricting petition at the Sept. 28 hearing. The original petition submitted for court approval kept nine voting regions but shifted 12 voting precincts in six regions — a move that the grassroots citizens group CBSD Fair Votes said would disenfranchise voters. CBSD Fair Votes opposed the original plan and submitted an alternate plan for the court to approve. Central Bucks was required to change its map after 2020 census data showed some regions did not have the same representation as others. Read more here.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 9/22/2023