Members of the Georgia House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee and the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee have a series of meeting scheduled on Monday, Aug. 30.
The meetings are billed as an educational day for the committee members. These are not public hearings, and no public comment will be taken. However, the public can watch the sessions at this website.
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The first will be a joint meeting of the two committees from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. It will be in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
Later that same day, the House committee, chaired by Rep. Bonnie Rich (R-Suwanee), will hold a separate meeting. It will be from 1:30 – 4 p.m., also in the CLOB.
Both committees continue to accept written testimony from Georgia residents. Comments can be submitted here.
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Coming up in South Carolina, meetings are set around the state by South Carolina House Judiciary Committee Redistricting Ad Hoc Committee.
The committee, chaired by Rep. Chris Murphy (R-Dorchester), has 10 meetings scheduled beginning Sept. 8 in Myrtle Beach. The Aiken meeting is set for 6 – 8 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Aiken Technical College Amphitheater.
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The full list is available here.
These follow the recently completely sessions held by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Redistricting Subcommittee. A meeting in Aiken was the last of the committee’s 10 sessions. This subcommittee is responsible for redrawing Congressional districts and state senate districts. Videos of all 10 meetings can be viewed here.
Dana Lynn McIntyre is a Staff Reporter with The Augusta Press. You can reach her at dana@theaugustapress.com.
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