Senate Bill 671 Summary

• Transfers ward apportionment authority from city councils to county boards of election commissioners for cities electing council members by wards

• Requires cities to submit resolutions to county election boards requesting ward division or redistricting, including current ward maps, election dates, and lists of applicable county boards

• Mandates county election boards establish wards with substantially equal population based on federal decennial census data and notify city clerks at least 30 days before filing periods for elections

• Allows multiple county boards serving a single city to determine wards by majority vote, with the city mayor casting the deciding vote in case of ties

• Permits circuit court review of redistricting decisions within 90 days if qualified electors petition and prove the redistricting action was arbitrary and capricious