Supervisors Review 2021 Redistricting Guidelines
By Joseph Schany - | Apr 13, 2021
by Joseph Schany
Following the census every ten years, district boundaries are redrawn from which electors choose each of Iowa’s four United States Representatives and 150 state legislators. At Tuesday’s regular session meeting of the Palo Alto County Supervisors, an overview on the process of redistricting/reprecincting was reviewed.
“They start by drawing your districts at the federal level,” explained Carmen Moser, Palo Alto County Auditor, “and then they draw down to your state, and then it goes to cities, and then to counties. Every county must file even if there are no changes.”
Palo Alto County Voters Approve Building of New Law Enforcement Center
By charguth March 2, 2021 8:55 pm
Saga Communications
Emmetsburg, IA (KICD)– Palo Alto County will be getting a new law enforcement center after an overwhelming majority gave approval in a special election on Tuesday.
The unofficial results reported by the Palo Alto County Auditor’s Office show 1,245 voters cast a ballot in favor of erecting a new structure to replace the current Sheriff’s Office that has been in existence for more than a century with 176 voters saying no.
Age was not the only issue advocates for a new facility were looking at, but also a number of safety factors as well as ways the local law enforcement can increase the number of inmates housed in the county jail at any given time.