Decennial Redistricting

Under Wisconsin Stat. § 59.10, counties are required to redraw supervisory districts following completion of the federal ten –year or "decennial" census. This process is commonly referred to as "decennial redistricting," with the purpose of realigning supervisory districts to shifts in population that have occurred over the past ten years. Decennial redistricting also provides counties with the opportunity to increase or decrease the number of supervisory districts.

On August 17, 2021 the Wood County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution that sets the number of supervisory districts at 19 for the redistricting process. The current number of supervisory districts is 19.

Wood County Census and Redistricting Committee

The Wood County Census and Redistricting Committee is responsible for facilitating the process of creating a supervisory district plan to present to the Wood County Board of Supervisors for consideration. The Committee is comprised of 5 County Board Supervisors, assisted by County staff to provide technical support.

To learn more about the Decennial Redistricting process in Wood County, contact Jason Grueneberg or Trent Miner.

Tentative Supervisory District Plan

The following link shows the Tentative Supervisory District Plan that will be presented at the public hearing.

Tentative Supervisory District Plan

Redistricting Timeline

The Census and Redistricting Committee has established a timeline that you can view by clicking on the link below. The timeline may be modified throughout the process, please check back regularly for any changes.

Wood County Redistricting Timeline (Posted 20 July 2021)

The Census and Redistricting Committee will meet in Courthouse Conference Room 114 on September 8 at 12:00 noon to develop a tentative redistricting plan.

Click on the following link for Census & Redistricting Committee meeting information as well as other County meetings.

http://www.co.wood.wi.us/CountyBoard/Meetings.aspx

Redistricting Resources

In the State of Wisconsin, the Legislative Technology Services Bureau (LTSB) receives and processes the census data required for local redistricting, as well as provides the software and technology to perform local redistricting. At the link Below you will find resources, software trainings, help documentation, and contact information intended to help Wisconsin county and municipal governments with the 2021 local redistricting process.

Wisconsin's Local Redistricting Information Page

Municipal Voting Wards

All Municipalities in Wood County are required by Wisconsin Stat. § 5.15 to create municipal voting wards (Legislative Reference Bureau Publication).

By October 27, 2021 municipalities should submit the following to Wood County:

1. Copy of ordinance adopting ward plan.
   
   Ordinance Template for Ward Division (Word)
   Ordinance Template for Ward Division (PDF)
2. Ward boundaries shown on a map.
   

Wood County would be happy to assist your municipality with the creation of wards using the WISE-LR software or answer any questions that you might have. If you have any questions or would like to set up an appointment please contact:

Jason Grueneberg
Director of Planning & Zoning
715-421-8466
jason.grueneberg@woodcountywi.gov

Trent Miner
Wood County Clerk
715-421-8460
trent.miner@woodcountywi.gov