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Part of that discussion is the fact that a proposed map from the plaintiffs would put three current council members — Councilwoman Marsha McLean, and Councilmen Bill Miranda and Cameron Smyth — in the same district.

Smyth’s current term expires in 2024, along with that of Mayor Jason Gibbs. The terms of McLean, Miranda and Councilwoman Laurene Weste expire in 2026.

The other complication to consider for current council members is that the terms of the already agreed-upon settlement call for the city’s district with a Latino plurality to be on the ballot in the next election. Under the only map that’s been proposed so far, that would be a district composed mostly of Newhall, and the west side of Canyon Country. Weste is the only current council member who lives in that potential district.

The question then becomes: What other district would be on the ballot in 2024?

Neither of the current City Council members who would be up for election in 2024 — Gibbs and Smyth — live in the proposed Latino-plurality district, and they live in different districts on the plaintiffs’ map. So, if that map or a similar one is used, only one would be able to run for reelection, unless one of them moved.

Weste could theoretically run again