Southwestern College Trustees finalize maps for election districts throughout the college’s geographical region. The Southwestern College Governing Board this week selected the final maps that will separate the college’s election areas into five distinct districts. The Board also selected the sequence in which the new district seats will be elected. In a unanimous vote, the board selected Map B2 for the final election boundaries. Additionally the board unanimously approved trustee areas 1, 4 and 5 to be up for election in November, 2022. Trustee Areas 2 and 3 will be up for election in November, 2024. “This is a huge step for us,” Governing Board President Roberto Alcantar said at the Monday meeting. “Community College trustee seats are launching pads for folks to go into bigger political careers. Making the seats more accessible where candidates no longer have to do massive campaigns will hopefully diversify our board. I’m proud for having made this happen.” The final map selection was the result of work that began in August, 2021. Southwestern College students, employees and community members provided feedback all along the way through surveys and map preferences. Four maps were examined based upon results of the 2020 Census. Each map was…
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Southwestern College Finalizes Election Districts
