Statewide Public Hearing on Redistricting Today

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Today there will be a public hearing on the Congressional redistricting maps released on June 30, 2011. [see my coverage] The calendar is below and I will be recording audio of this public hearing and will provide a link (when it becomes available) to the live video feed. 


This is an unprecedented event in the history of North Carolina politics, the previous redrawn maps, when the Democrats were in charge, were never released until hours before voting on them was to take place and no public comment was taken. During this cycle, there have been over a dozen public hearing locations and anyone who wished to speak has been allowed to sign up.

3:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Redistricting (Senate) NC Museum of History, Raleigh, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, Appalachian State University, Boone, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, Roanoke-Chowan Community College, Ahoskie, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington. Asheville-Buncombe Tech, Asheville
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Redistricting (House) NC Museum of History, Raleigh, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, Appalachian State University, Boone, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, Roanoke-Chowan Community College, Ahoskie, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington. Asheville-Buncombe Tech, Asheville

More detailed information and locations of the individual public hearings are below:

North Carolina Redistricting Public Hearing Information

The Joint House and Senate Redistricting Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 7, 2011, 3:00 - 9:00 p.m., at the locations listed below. View map of the Public Hearings site locations.
Each speaker is limited to five (5) minutes. Speakers are encouraged to submit their oral comments in writing. Persons proposing plans are encouraged to provide maps and any supporting data.
Questions about the public hearings may be directed to Erika Churchill or Kelly Quick at 919-733-2578. Persons desiring to submit written comments to be included in the public record may send those comments to

Redistricting Committee
300 N. Salisbury Street
Suite 545 Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27603

or

Click here to submit written comments on-line.

Registration for speaking will begin: 1) At the hearing site: 1 hour prior to the convening of the hearing, and will close prior to the beginning of the hearing. 2) On-line: 5 days in advance of the hearing and will close 24 hours in advance of the hearing. There are limited slots for on-line sign-up.
Speakers will be called according to the order of registration. If a speaker is not present when called, the speaker will be skipped at that time. Time permitting at the end of all registered speakers, those skipped will be allowed to speak.
The video conference will be streamed live on the NCGA website. The link will be posted under News & Information on the front page of the NCGAwebsite on the day of the public hearing.

Date	Time	Place	County
On-line sign-up for this Public Hearing is now closed. On-site sign-up is available at the hearing sites one hour prior to the convening of the hearing.
Thurs., July 7	3:00 - 9:00 pm	NC Museum of History First Floor Auditorium 5 East Edenton Street Raleigh, NC 27601-1011	Wake
		Fayetteville Technical Community College Cumberland Hall Room 308 2201 Hull Road Fayetteville, NC 28303	Cumberland
		Guilford Technical Community College Learning Resource Center (Library) Jamestown Campus Room 325 601 High Point Road Jamestown, NC 27282	Guilford
		UNC-Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library Room 143 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223-0001	Mecklenburg
		UNC-Wilmington Education Building Room 266 601 S. College Road Wilmington NC 28403	New Hanover
		Western Carolina University Cordelia Camp Building Room 133-B 69 East University Way Cullowhee, NC 28273	Jackson
		Roanoke-Chowan Community College Jernigan Building Room 126 109 Community College Road Ahoskie, NC 27910	Hertford
		Appalachian State University Anne Belk Hall Interactive Video Services Classroom 023 224 Joyce Lawrence Lane Boone, NC 28608	Watauga
		Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville Campus Ferguson Building Ferguson Auditorium 340 Victoria Road Asheville, NC 28801	Buncombe