Redistricting requirements to effect County Commissioner districts, new juvenile detention contract signed

During the time for Public Comments at the Board of County Commissioners for Creek County meeting on Monday morning, District #1 Commissioner Newt Stephens mentioned the redistricting of Oklahoma legislative districts following the 2020 census.

The Oklahoma Legislature is required to redraw state legislative and congressional district lines after each federal decennial census to reflect changes in population, and Counties must also shift their Commissioners’ districts.