2021 Redisticting Forum Program

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  Topic Speaker(s) Speaker(s)
2:00 - 2:05   Welcome & Program Notes Olivia Zink, Executive Director, Open Democracy Kyri Claflin Kent Street Coalition
2:05 - 2:20 Keynote Message Ellen Freiden, Fair Districts Florida, on the successful constitutional amendment for an Independent Redistricting Commission  
2:20 - 2:35 Basics of Redistricting and the National Landscape

Kyri Claflin, member, Kent Street Coalition, short video by Vox, "The Man Who Rigged America's Election Maps."

 
2:35 - 2:55 The history of redistricting in NH, what happened in 2011, the NH Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court Liz Tentarelli, President, League of Women Voters - NH Former NH Senator Sylvia Larson, Rep. Lucy Weber, Rep. Ned Gordon, whose district was poorly drawn in 2011.
2:55 - 3:00 Break    
3:00 -3:15 The Special Committee on Redistricting:  What it does, its Politics, and the criteria that will be used

Liz Tentarelli, President, League of Women Voters - NH

Criteria handout

Members of the 2011 or 2021 Special Committee on Redistricting   Member of both 2011 & 2021 SCR, Lucy Weber, and prime sponsor and current member of the SCR, Rep. Marjorie Smith.
3:15 - 3:30 The technology of redistricting Moon Duchin, director of the Tufts Univ. MGGG Redistricting Lab  
3:30 - 3:45

Messaging strategies & proposed tactics:  The words matter! 

Talking points: Partisan Redistricting vs. Gerrymandering; Towns without House Rep districts.

Transparency, fair elections, so public and municipal officials have input into the districts.

Brian Beihl, Deputy Director, Open Democracy Action

Zandra Rice Hawkins, Executive Director, Granite State Progress

Louise Spencer, co-founder, Kent Street Coalition

3:45 - 3:55

Actions:

Get involved in a working group or team!

April 29, LWV National Day of Action

Support the NH Resolution for Fair Nonpartisan Redistricting

Getting your own state rep district

Contacting the Special Committee on Redistricting

Write a personal letter/email to your state rep to support fair redistricting

Brian Beihl, Deputy Director, Open Democracy Action explaining the Action Page.

Liz Tentarelli, President, League of Women Voters - NH: National Day of Action on April 29

Louise Spencer, Kent Street Coalition -  Concord visibilities and KSC Voting Rights Committee, holding Special Committee, legislature & Governor accountable.

 

3:55 - 4:00 Wrap up and Thanks! Olivia Zink, Executive Director, Open Democracy, Kyri Claflin Kent Street Coalition

 

 

 

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