We are “Austinites for Geographic Representation”

We are a grassroots group pushing for fairer elections for Austin City Council. We are dedicated to bringing geographic representation to Austin. Our goal? Let the people draw the maps and let our neighbors, not the campaign contributors, run the show!

Austin’s civic, political, and neighborhood organizations have met since March, 2011 to develop, agree to, and spread the word about a plan for geographic representation on the Austin City Council. Our plan also includes a non-partisan redistricting commission.

A large and growing number of groups and individuals agree that a simple 10-1 plan is the way to go. Specifics of our plan are:

Ten, geographically local, city council districts,
Drawn up by a non-partisan, independent, citizen’s redistricting commission,
With the mayor still elected at-large.

Citizens Districting 10-1

The plan your fellow citizens defined is the “Citizens Districting 10-1” plan. We think Citizens Districting 10-1 is THE way to give Austin’s voters neighborhood control of city government. To learn the details and value of the Citizens Districting 10-1 plan, please visit Citizens Districting 10-1.

CD10-1 supporters at the 2/2/12 meeting of Austin's 2012 Charter Revision Committee

Austinites for Geographic Representation and supporters

We have formed a Political Action Committee whose purposes are to advance geographic representation in general, and to make the Citizens Districting 10-1 plan into law.

Our mailing address:

Austinites for Geographic Representation, PAC
Stacy Suits – Treasurer
6705 Hwy 290 West Suite 502 #173
Austin, TX 78735

Our office location: 7901 Cameron Road, Bldg. 2, Suite 150

A growing list of organizations and individuals support our group, Austinites for Geographical Representation, and support the Citizens Districting 10-1 plan and petition. To see the supporters of our grassroots community, please visit Endorsements.

What can you do to help?

Please take the time to:

Learn why Austin’s current city council does not represent the breadth and diversity of Austin’s citizens.
Understand why the Citizens Districting 10-1 plan is the right answer for Austin
Donate your time to gather signatures on the Citizens Districting 10-1 Petition
Donate some money using the Donate link on the right of this page.
Contact Austin City Council Members and tell them you support Citizens Districting 10-1.
Sign-up to receive our email updates
Read past emails we’ve sent

We are Austinites

We are citizens committed to giving Austin voters and Austin neighborhoods fair, simple, local control of city government. We’re also people, just like you, who love Austin and who enjoy relaxing. Here are some photos of our Christmas Party, held at Scholtz Garten. There are also some videos of us (more videos can be found on YouTube.)

Austinites for Geographic Representation Christmas Party (Photos by David Thomas Photography – Austin)