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Written by Wisconsin DOA Communications   
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:59

vote-47-milwaukeeNext virtual public hearing will happen Thursday, October 29.


MADISON – The People’s Maps Commission is holding a virtual public hearing 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, to seek public input on the upcoming redistricting of legislative  maps.

The hearing is the second in a series of at least eight meetings, one for each one of Wisconsin’s eight congressional districts, the Commission will host. The focus of the hearing will be a retrospective of how Wisconsin’s maps were drawn in 2011, and will feature Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District.

The virtual public hearing will include testimony from experts and also provide Wisconsinites the opportunity to express how they have been impacted by legislative redistricting and share their ideas for how Wisconsin can work together to achieve fair maps.

Every 10 years, each state redraws their legislative and congressional districts using data from the decennial census. In addition to the data from the 2020 U.S. Census, the Commission will use information gathered during the public hearing process to prepare new maps. It will then be up to the Legislature to take up and approve the maps created by the Commission.

Although the Oct. 29 hearing will focus on the Fifth Congressional District, all Wisconsin residents are encouraged to watch and participate. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing must register in advance by visiting the People’s Maps Commission website HERE.

The deadline for registering to comment during this hearing is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority to residents of Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District.

For anyone unable to join the virtual hearing, written comments are strongly encouraged. Written comments can be submitted at any time using the feedback form available on the People’s Maps Commission website HERE. Written comments will be reviewed by the commissioners and are public record.

Selected by a three judge panel, the Commission is a nine-member nonpartisan redistricting commission charged with drawing fair, impartial maps for the state of Wisconsin. More information about the Commission, its members and its activities is available HERE.

Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the People’s Maps Commission will host virtual public hearings for each of Wisconsin’s eight congressional districts. Agendas and additional details will be announced in advance of future meeting dates. The hearing dates are as follows:

  • 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, 8th Congressional District
  • Watch the recording of the Oct. 1 hearing HERE.
  • 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, 5th Congressional District
  • Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, 3rd Congressional District
  • Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, 4th Congressional District
  • January hearing date TBD, 7th Congressional District
  • February hearing date TBD, 1st Congressional District
  • March hearing date TBD, 6th Congressional District
  • April hearing date TBD, 2nd Congressional District
Last Updated on Thursday, 22 October 2020 08:34
 
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