House and Senate Reapportionment Committees Announce New Date, Details for Rescheduled Town Hall Hearing in Augusta Area

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), have rescheduled the August 30, 2021, joint redistricting town hall hearing for the Augusta area to take place on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion in Martinez, GA. To watch a live stream of this hearing, please click here.  **PLEASE NOTE: this is an earlier date than originally scheduled.** 

            During this town hall 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 beginning 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. This in-person public hearing will be archived at www.legis.ga.gov.

WHO:             Members of the House and Senate Reapportionment Committees   

WHAT:          Joint Town Hall Hearings

WHEN:          Wednesday, August 11, 2021

                        5 – 7 p.m.

WHERE:       Savannah Rapids Pavilion

3300 Evans-To-Lock Road

Martinez, GA 30907

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