Public Workshops Scheduled for Mesa City Council Redistricting
The Independent Redistricting Commission's mission is to redraw Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts to reflect the results of the most recent census. The concept of one-person, one-vote dictates that districts should be roughly equal in population. Other factors to be considered are the federal Voting Rights Act, district shape,geographical features, respect for communities of interest and potential competitiveness. The state Constitution requires the commissioners – two Republicans, two Democrats and an independent chairperson – to start from scratch rather than redraw existing districts.
A new Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission was appointed in January 2021 to adopt new congressional and legislative districts for Arizona. This comprehensive website is being used to inform the public about its work.
The Commission is providing this notice regarding the physical and electronic locations where all public notices regarding public meetings are posted. The Commission posts all public notices and agendas, on the Arizona Public Meetings website at https://publicmeetings.az.
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Community of Interest Survey Reference to Link > https://irc.az.gov/survey
BELOW ARE LINKS TO THE IRC'S COMMUNITY OF INTEREST SURVEY WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED TO SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE COMMISSION'S LISTENING TOUR
Whether you chose to participate at one of our public hearings or from the convience of your home, the community of interest survey is the best way to let the Commission know about what is important to your community and how you are represented.
This survey will remain active until Tuesday, August 10th 2021 at 5:00pm MST and 6:00pm MDT.
Public Meetings
24 July 2021
LISTENING TOUR: AZ Independent Redistricting Commission Public Meeting Here in Mesa August 9, 2021
Mapping tool lets people show communities of interest to IRC
"When redistricting commissioners begin their statewide tour on Friday, Arizonans will be able to not only tell them about their communities of interest but show them as well. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission created a tool that’s available on its website that allows people to map out their communities of interest.
The mapping tool is part of a survey that the commission is asking people to fill out to provide public input on what they’d like to see from the redistricting process.
Communities of interest are any grouping of people with shared interests, identities, concerns or needs. It’s a broad term that can include myriad groups — a specific neighborhood or region, a collection of people who work for the same company or industry, people who use a particular transportation corridor, people who send their children to the same school, or people who rely on a particular service.
Respecting communities of interest is one of the six criteria in the Arizona Constitution that the IRC must follow when drawing congressional and legislative districts, and because it is such a wide-ranging term that is subject to so much interpretation, it can be one of the trickiest requirements the commission faces.
INSERT: Community of Interest Survey
Below are links to the irc's Community of Interest Survey which will be utilized to solicit public comment on The Commission's Listening tour
Whether you chose to participate at one of our public hearings or from the convience of your home, the community of interest survey is the best way to let the Commission know about what is important to your community and how you are represented.
This survey will reamin active until Tuesday, August 10th 2021 at 5:00pm MST and 6:00pm MDT.
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The IRC created the survey for people to fill out in preparation for its upcoming listening tour, which will see the commission hold 15 meetings across the state over 17 days to receive public input before it begins drawing new districts.
HERE IN MESA AUGUST 9, 2021
| Monday, August 9, 2021 | 5:00pm | Mesa Convention Center - Superstition Ballroom 263 N. Center St. Mesa, AZ 85201 | Agenda Presentation | Submit Public Comments | Watch Live |
Public Meetings
Listening Tour- Round 1
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Seeking Public Input
On New Legislative and Congressional District Boundaries
Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) invites residents to participate in its first round of statewide public hearings beginning July 23 and continuing through August 9, 2021. Information will be presented both in person and virtually about the redrawing of Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts. Public comment received during these meetings will be used by the IRC to help inform the drawing of new district boundaries. Commission Chair Erika Neuberg urges all Arizonans to attend one of these important hearings to ensure their voices will be heard.
Public Workshops Scheduled for Mesa City Council Redistricting
July 21, 2021 at 1:18 pm> Thursday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m.Webster Recreation Center, 202 N. Sycamore> Saturday, Aug. 14 at 10 a.m.Fire Station 218, 845 N. Alma School Road> Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m.Eagles Community Center, 828 E. Broadway Road> Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 12 p.m.Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Road> Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. - Virtual Zoom meeting (link coming soon)> Thursday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m.Cadence Community Room, 9760 E. Cadence Parkway> Saturday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m.Madison Elementary, 849 S. Sunnyvale
We are also asking the public to identify their communities using DistrictR, an online public mapping tool at https://districtr.org/tag/
Mesa residents can submit questions to Redistricting@mesaaz.gov.
The Redistricting Commission's recommended map is expected to be delivered to Mesa City Council on Nov. 15, 2021.
Contact: Kevin Christopher
(480) 644-4699
Kevin.Christopher@mesaaz.gov
Shaping our community
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