People's Maps Commission Online Public Hearing | 3rd Congressional District

Описание: Selected by a three judge panel, the People's Maps Commission is a nine-member nonpartisan redistricting commission charged with drawing fair, impartial maps for the state of Wisconsin. Every 10 years, each state redraws their legislative and congressional district maps 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 is then up to the Legislature to take up and approve the maps created by the Commission.

The Nov. 19 hearing feature experts who will explore the math and tools of redistricting and will feature Wisconsin's Fifth Congressional District. The Commission will 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.

Following the expert testimony, Wisconsin residents have the opportunity to provide public comment (public commenters must preregister by Tuesday, Nov. 17 here: https://govstatus.egov.com/peoplesmap....

Map of Fifth Congressional District: (https://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/gisd...)

Written comments are also strongly encouraged. Written comments can be submitted at any time. Written comments will be reviewed by the commissioners and are public record. Submit written comments here: https://appengine.egov.com/apps/wi/pe....

More information about the Commission, its members and its activities is available here: https://www.wisconsin.gov/peoplesmaps.