The Baltimore County Council voted to pass a redistricting map that includes amendments from two councilmembers.

The passage comes after councilmen Izzy Patoka, D-District 2, and Mike Ertel, D-District 6, made amendments and introduced the map’s version 4.0 on Sept. 9.

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“What I heard from my constituents is that there was a way to form a map to create more opportunities for African Americans to gain elected office in Baltimore County. And, while we’re doing that, we’re also making communities feel better about where they’re represented,” Patoka said.

The map creates three majority-minority districts, Patoka said.

Five councilmembers voted in favor of the map.

“It really creates an opportunity to have three minority members in 202

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