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Posted by: Barry Kolar on Mar 21, 2023

Metro Nashville council members are scrambling to see how best to deal with the recently passed state legislation that cuts their number in half, Axios Nashville reports. Several council members have submitted proposals to the Metro Planning Department asking for it to draw maps with either 15, 16 or 17 districts. The remainder of the 20 seats under each would be at-large filled county wide. The city has also filed suit to block the law from taking effect before the 2023 election.