Urgent
Action Request for Tues. Sept. 14
Special Committee on
Redistricting Meeting's Merrimack
County
Hearing
Brian --
If you can
help in any of the ways
below, RSVP HERE
Tuesday,
Sept. 14, 6
pm, Open
Democracy, Kent
Street  Coalition
and other fair maps advocacy
groups are meeting to hold signs and
attend the 6 pm Special Committee
on Redistricting "listening session"
for Merrimack County.
Hold
Signs Outside, then
attend the meeting in person
-- We're meeting
in the back of the Old Merrimack
County Courthouse at 5:30
pm (5 pm for Kent
Streeters) getting
instructions and signs, then
dispersing to our sign holding
locations
in the front and back of the
courthouse.
We have
some signs, but if you'd like
to make your own, we're emphasizing
transparency of software, criteria
and maps, the lack of public input,
and the lack of a schedule for
meetings and public hearings: SHOW US THE
CRITERIA; LET THE PUBLIC
SPEAK;
DON'T KEEP US IN THE DARK;
FAIR MAPS NEED TRANSPARENCY;
WHAT ARE YOU
HIDING? WHEN ARE THE
HEARINGS? NH VOTERS DESERVE
DETAILS NH
VOTERS DEMAND
FAIR MAPS 74 TOWNS VOTED FOR
FAIR MAPS
Just
before the meeting starts, if
you are comfortable and wearing a
mask, we would also like you inside
to pack the room, if you're able to do
so. We're asking everyone to
stay masked.
Hold
signs outside, but not
go in -- If you'd
prefer not to be inside, we'll be
stationing sign holders for as long
as you'd like to stay and until it
gets dark.
Watch
via YouTube Live or
Zoom -- The Special
Committee and Speaker Sherman Packard
have refused to allow
committee-run Zoom access for either
legislator participation, but as
of this morning, we've received word
that, due to your pressure,
there
WILL be a YouTube Live broadcast by
the committee. Here's the
link:
Due to
the committee's sound issues
the last time, Open Democracy will
also be broadcasting via Zoom.
We've acquired a new conferencing
microphone that picks up sound from
a distance, and will see if this helps
with hearing, even committee
doesn't use their mics. Please remain
muted throughout and use the
chat to communicate.
Join by
phone: 929 205 6099 US (New
York) Meeting ID: 839 1319 1969
Passcode: 193144
By
TODAY AT 4 PM
Submit
Written Testimony to Us to Deliver
to the
Committee
Please
write a one-page statement to
the committee to tell them how you
feel about the process last time,
and that you want it to be a FAIR,
NONPARTISAN &
TRANSPARENT process this
time. Please send it to
Doreen to print
copies for
each member of the committee
and for the press, and we will deliver
15 copies to the committee on
Tuesday night.
- Transparency
is the foundation of
our government, and truly fair maps
can't be drawn with out
it
- 74 NH
Cities and towns have passed
the NH Resolution for Fair
Nonpartisan Redistricting
- Meetings
need to be posted in
advance, particularly the public
hearings in NH Counties
- This
meeting, as well as the county
hearings, should be on Zoom, to
allow more public input into the
process
- Maps
need to be posted for weeks
ahead of time to allow for analysis
and public input
- A
second hearing should be scheduled
to review the Special Committee's
maps
Here
is some sample testimony for
inspiration.
Please
submit your own writing and don't
copy and paste the sample.
THANK
YOU
for
helping with the fight for fair
voting districts!
Brian
Brian
Beihl, Deputy Director
603-620-8300
FairVotin...@OpenDemocracyNH.com
http://www.opendemocracynh.org/
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