Olmsted County draft commissioner redistricting maps available for review and comments

Olmsted County has six draft commissioner redistricting maps now available for residents to review in-person and online. As a reminder, district lines needed to be redrawn based on Olmsted County’s population increases, and City of Rochester precinct boundary changes, which became known after receiving the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. This redrawing of commissioner district maps is known as redistricting. 

View the maps at several locations
Olmsted County’s draft commissioner redistricting maps are now available online (on the Olmsted County redistricting website) and in various locations across the county. If you have feedback on the draft maps, you can share it directly on Olmsted County’s redistricting website or you may fill out a comment card and drop it in a comment box at the locations listed below.  

• 125 Live
  • 125 Elton Hills Drive NW
    Rochester, MN 55901
• Byron City Hall
  • 700 Byron Main Ct. NE
    Byron, MN 55920
• Eyota City Hall
  • 38 S Front St SW
    Eyota, MN 55934
• Olmsted County Government Center
  • 151 4th St SE
    Rochester, MN 55904
• Olmsted County Elections Office
  • 2122 Campus Dr SE
    Rochester, MN 55904
• Rochester Public Library Skyway (QR code will be available. Comment card box will not be available at this location)
  • 101 2nd St SE
    Rochester, MN 55904
• Stewartville City Hall
  • 105 1st St E
    Stewartville, MN 55976

Comments gathered on Olmsted County’s draft maps will be shared with the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners during their 3 p.m. public hearing on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in the board room of the Olmsted County Government Center (151 4th St. SE, Rochester, MN). Olmsted County residents will be able to comment on draft maps during the public comment portion of this meeting. Residents can join this public hearing in person or virtually. Details are available on the Olmsted County website. 

Final approval of a redistricting plan by the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners will take place on at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, during a special meeting inside the board room of the Olmsted County Government Center. 

Olmsted County and the City of Rochester have collaborated on the redistricting process since the fall of 2021. The community engagement process has included several virtual listening sessions. Updates and information about redistricting have been shared through the Olmsted County and City of Rochester websites, press releases, social media posts, local media, and community partners. More information can be found on the Olmsted County redistricting website.

More information
To view and comment on draft commissioner redistricting maps online, please visit the Olmsted County redistricting website. Additional information about the redistricting process, including a list of frequently asked questions and other resources, can also be found on the county redistricting website.