House and Senate Reapportionment Committees to Hold Joint Virtual Town Hall Hearing

Staff Report

Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

The House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee, chaired by State Representative Bonnie Rich (R-Suwanee), and the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, chaired by State Senator John F. Kennedy (R-Macon), will hold a joint virtual town hall hearing on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. via Zoom. Advanced registration is required for virtual participation; to register for Zoom access and sign-up to speak, please click here. To watch a live stream of this meeting, please visit www.legis.ga.gov.

During this virtual town hall-style hearing, members of the committees will hear and receive input from residents regarding the state’s reapportionment process. Georgia residents may provide testimony via Zoom for this virtual hearing. Individual testimony will be between two to five minutes each. Time limits are subject to change depending on how many individuals sign up to speak. The public may also submit written comments, and the method for submission of written comments will be forthcoming.

This virtual town hall hearing is a part of a series of joint town hall hearings across the state of Georgia. Additional details regarding the town hall hearing locations will be forthcoming.

WHO:           

Members of the House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee

Members of the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee 

WHAT:         

Joint Virtual Town Hall Hearing 

WHEN:         

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

5 – 7 p.m.

WHERE:      

Live stream: www.legis.ga.gov

Zoom access registration: https://bit.ly/3vV3N5v