In November 2022, voters will likely decide the fate of the so-called millionaires tax, a constitutional amendment that would increase the tax on every dollar earned over $1 million in yearly income, from the current 5% rate to 9%.
Read moreArcane voting maps leave some Boston voters waiting in long lines while others zip through →
Even as Boston’s population has swelled and shifted, the city hasn’t overhauled its voting precincts in decades. The result: long lines for some, a speedy process for others. And all too often, advocates say, the voters waiting the longest are people of color.
Read moreCoalition Calls for Citizens, Community Groups' Input on New District Maps →
The first batch of 2020 Census data came out this week, with population counts and an announcement of the number of representatives each state will have for the next decade, but key block-by-block information for drawing new voting district maps will be delayed until the fall.
Good-government groups said that delay means it is as important as ever to get the public engaged in the redistricting process.
Beth Huang, executive director of Massachusetts Voter Table, a partner of the Drawing Democracy Coalition, said it's really important the Census Bureau have the time and space to make sure data used to draw maps is as accurate as it can be.
‘Good news for Massachusetts’: Population tops 7 million, as state keeps 9 congressional seats after 2020 Census →
New England will for now maintain its 21-seat clout in the US House of Representatives, where for the first time in a half-century none of its six states lost a seat in the country’s decennial census, according to data released Monday by federal officials.
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