House and Senate Reapportionment Committees Announce Details for Upcoming Town Hall Hearings

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 its next series of joint town hall hearings across the state of Georgia. The schedule for the next three in-person hearings is as follows:

  • Monday, June 28, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. in room 341 of the State Capitol;
  • Tuesday, June 29, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at South Forsyth High School (Cafeteria) in Cumming;
  • Wednesday, June 30, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Gignilliat Hall at Dalton State College.

During each town hall-style hearing, members of the committees will hear and receive input from residents regarding the state’s redistricting process.

Members of the public are invited to speak in person and can sign up to speak at the meeting location starting at 4:30 p.m. outside 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 House and Senate Reapportionment Committees recently announced a complete schedule of joint town hall hearings. Details for future hearings will be announced separately as they become available. Find the schedule here.

WHO:           

Members of the House and Senate Reapportionment Committees   

WHAT:         

Series of Joint Town Hall Hearings

FIRST EVENT

WHEN:         

Monday, June 28, 2021

5 – 7 p.m.

WHERE:      

Georgia State Capitol

Room 341

206 Washington Street SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

SECOND EVENT

WHEN:         

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

5 – 7 p.m.

WHERE:      

South Forsyth High School

 Cafeteria

585 Peachtree Parkway

Cumming, GA  30041

THIRD EVENT

WHEN:         

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

5 – 7 p.m.

WHERE:      

Dalton State College

Gignilliat Hall

Room 144

650 College Drive

Dalton, GA 30720

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