On Nov. 25, Austinites will have 10 new voting districts from which to elect its new City Council.

The group charged with creating the new districts, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, unanimously approved its final map on Nov. 18 and is scheduled to certify it a week later.

Due to a change in the Voting Rights Act, the map no longer needs to be sent to the U.S. Department of Justice for approval, said ICRC Executive Director Craig Tounget.

Barring any legal action, the map takes effect as soon as the ICRC certifies it, he said.

Last November, voters approved Proposition 3, which changed how the city elects its City Council. Currently, the six council members and mayor are elected at-large, or to represent the entire city.

After Nov. 25, voters will elect a single council member from each of the 10 districts to represent their district on City Council. The mayor still will be elected at-large.

The city auditor's office helped form the ICRC in May.

Since filling its ranks, the ICRC has hired its own advisors, listened to public feedback, received map suggestions and drawn draft maps.