Source: Joel Burgess, ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES, 6/9/16

The west's most powerful state legislator may push a fundamental change in the way the city conducts its elections.
Sen. Tom Apodaca, a Henderson County Republican and chairman of the influential Senate rules committee, said Thursday he is considering creating a bill that would split Asheville into districts for purposes of electing City Council...

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