PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs will host the first meeting of the 2021 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission at 11:15 a.m. on January 14.
In 2000, voters passed Proposition 106 amending the Arizona Constitution, and creating the Independent Redistricting Commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts following the completion of the decennial census.
Prior to 2000, the State Legislature was responsible for creating these boundaries.
WHAT: The first meeting of the 2021 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. A copy of the agenda is available here: https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/2020.01.14-Notice_and_Agenda_for_Meeting_of_IRC.pdf
WHO: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
Commissioner David Mehl
Commissioner Shereen Lerner
Commissioner Derrick Watchman
Commissioner Douglas York
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 at 11:15 a.m.
WHERE: The commission will conduct the meeting virtually from the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State. This
meeting is open to press and public via Zoom, register to attend at this
link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PKVfZ6d-SJGKPmEsH2GXZQ
Additionally, the meeting will be streamed on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/SecretaryHobbs/live/
Commissioners will accept public comments [ONLY?] between 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, 2021. Comments are limited to 4000 characters and will be accepted electronically in writing only on the following form: https://tinyurl.com/ircinterview21.
The main items on the agenda are the swearing in of the new commissioners, interviewing the five people on the short list for the commission chair, and selecting the chairwoman/man.
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