ATLANTA – 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 their next series of joint town hall hearings. The schedule for these upcoming hearings is as follows:
- Monday, July 26, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the College of Coastal Georgia (Southeast Georgia Conference Center) in Brunswick;
- Tuesday, July 27, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Albany State University (West Campus Theater, Building J);
- Wednesday, July 28, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Columbus State University, (Cunningham Center);
- Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Mercer School of Medicine (auditorium) in Macon.
During each town hall-style hearing, members of the committees will hear and receive input from residents regarding the state’s redistricting process. For these meetings, members of the public are invited to speak and can sign up to speak at the meeting location starting at 4:30 p.m. outside of the meeting room. Testimony should be between 2 – 5 minutes. Time limits are subject to change depending on how many individuals sign up to speak.
Georgia residents may also submit written testimony via an online form; to submit a written comment, please click here. These in-person public hearings will be livestreamed and archived at www.legis.ga.gov.
The committees will also hold a virtual town hall hearing on Friday, July 30. Additional details for this virtual meeting will be announced separately. Further, the joint town hall hearing in Augusta was recently canceled due to impending inclement weather on July 7. Details about a rescheduled hearing for the Augusta area will be announced at a later date.
WHO: Members of the House and Senate Reapportionment Committees
WHAT: Joint Town Hall Hearings
FIRST EVENT
WHEN: Monday, July 26, 2021
5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: College of Coastal Georgia
Southeast Georgia Conference Center
3 Mariner Way
Brunswick, GA 31520
SECOND EVENT
WHEN: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: Albany State University
West Campus Theater, Building J
2400 Gillionville Rd
Albany, GA 31707
THIRD EVENT
WHEN: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: Columbus State University
Cunningham Center
3100 Gentian Blvd
Columbus, GA 31907
FOURTH EVENT
WHEN: Thursday, July 29, 2021
5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: Mercer School of Medicine
Auditorium
1550 College St.
Macon, GA 31207
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