Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
I have already explained to you why it is important under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for civil rights organizations such as the NAACP and LULAC and other civil rights organizations to attend the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission public hearings and to testify on the record — it is your "community of interest" under the VRA that the law seeks to protect.
I have also explained why Democrats, Progressives, moderate Independents and "other" political party affiliations need to attend the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission public hearings and to testify on the record — you need to let the Commission know that "competitive districts" is the critical factor to the fairness of any new district maps the Commission is tasked to create. "Competitiveness" got short shrift 10 years ago.
You have your marching orders, now start making those phone calls, e-mailing your lists and using social media to get your people to this meeting to testify at the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission public hearing on Friday. (Note: the Commission has wisely moved the "Call for Public Comment" to the end of its Agenda to mitigate disruption of its proceedings).
And please be certain to thank the Commissioners in your comments for their professionalism, thoughtful consideration and fairness exhibited in this process. The good citizens of Arizona will not abide a small minority of far-right Tea Party extremists attempting to intimidate the Commission and attempting to delegitimize this redistricting process.
The next meeting of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is:
DATE: Friday, July 8, 2011
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Executive Tower, Pharmacy Board Meeting Room – 312, 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Agenda: http://www.azredistricting.org/docs/Meeting-Info/Agenda-070811.pdf
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