The first proposed Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Plan 2011
Proposed Iowa Congressional Lines for U.S. Congress 1st version 2011
The first proposed Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Plan to be submitted to the Iowa General Assembly will be the topic of four public hearings to be held in Council Bluffs, Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines the first week of April.
The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, created pursuant to law, will hold the public hearings to receive the comments of interested citizens and representatives of political subdivisions and organizations on the plan. The plan is being prepared pursuant to law by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency, based on the 2010 Census Bureau population data, using strict nonpartisan guidelines.
The plan will be released at 8:15 a.m., on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the State Capitol. The five members of the Commission are Chair Maggie Tinsman of Davenport, Rose Brown of Council Bluffs, Lance Ehmcke of Sioux City, Matt Paul of Des Moines, and Eric Turner of Des Moines.
The Council Bluffs public hearing will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the ICN Room at the Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Avenue. The following ICN sites will be interactive with the Council Bluffs site:
North Iowa Area Community College
Room 106, Activity Center
500 College Drive
Mason City
Northwest Area Education Agency
Room 206
1520 Morningside Avenue
Sioux City
Spencer Public Library
21 East Third Street
Spencer
The Bettendorf public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, 729 21st Street.
The Cedar Rapids public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., in the ICN Room at Kirkwood Community College, 104 Washington Hall, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW. The following ICN sites will be interactive with the Cedar Rapids site:
Keystone Area Education Agency
2310 Chaney Road
Dubuque
Great Prairie Area Education Agency
2814 North Court Street
Ottumwa
Hawkeye Community College
1501 East Orange Road
Waterloo
The Des Moines public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2011, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the Wallace State Office Building Auditorium, 502 E. 9th St.
Any individual wishing to make comments about the proposed plan at a hearing may contact the Legislative Information Office at (515) 281-5129 and the individual will be listed as a speaker at the hearing requested in the order that the request is received. Those requesting to make comments from an ICN site will be listed in order for that particular ICN site. It is not required that speakers provide written copies of their testimony, but written copies of testimony will be accepted and will be made available to Commission members.
The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission will accept written testimony in lieu of oral presentations either by ordinary mail or by electronic mail if the written testimony is received on or prior to April 7, 2011, by the Legislative Services Agency. Any written testimony must include the name and address of the author.
Oral presentations will be limited to three minutes for each presenter. It is not required that those requesting to speak register in advance of the hearing, but those registering to speak at the hearing location will be called upon to speak after those who registered prior to the hearing.
If time remains after all who have registered to speak have spoken, the Commission may hear additional remarks from those who have already spoken and from those who did not register prior to the hearing but wish to speak.
Contact: Craig Cronbaugh
Legislative Information Office
515-281-5129
craig.cronbaugh@legis.state.ia.us
Proposed Iowa Senate Districts, 1st map 2011
Proposed Iowa House Districts, 1st map 2011
