Henderson councilwoman Carrie Cox on Wednesday claimed that mayor Michelle Romero’s office authorized the use of secret internal population estimates to redraw ward boundaries ahead of Cox’s re-election campaign against a challenger endorsed by Romero and others on the City Council.

The claim comes weeks after the most recent City Council meeting, where an item on redistricting was discussed and seemingly came to the surprise of the entire council. City officials on Aug. 5 will consider an ordinance that would repeal and replace the ward map approved in 2023 with one of two options provided by city demographer Andrew Powell’s office and the Henderson Planning Department.

In a press release, Cox’s re-election campaign said “strong evidence” showed that Romero had authorized the use of “in

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