Lawmakers announce 7 public hearing locations for input on new proposed, but still secret, legis-

Lawmakers announce 7 public hearing locations for input on new proposed, but still secret, legislative maps

Lawmakers on Tuesday will hold seven public hearings across North Carolina regarding proposed legislative maps that are supposed to correct unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.

The proposed maps have not yet been made public, and it’s unclear when they will be. The joint House and Senate redistricting committees passed criteria last week for drawing the maps.

Most of the criteria did not reflect requests from the public at a previous input hearing and were passed despite objections from Democratic lawmakers.

The maps are ordered to be submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Sept. 1.

Here are the locations for the public hearings, which will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday:

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute: 2855 Hickory Blvd, Building B, Room 108, Hudson, NC 28638; *seats 75 people*

Central Piedmont Community College: 1112 Charlottetowne Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204; *seats 45-55*

Fayetteville Technical Community College: 2817 Fort Bragg Road, General Classroom Building, Room 108, Fayetteville, NC 28303; *seats 66*

Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown Campus: 601 E Main Street, Medline Campus Center, Room 360, Jamestown, NC 27282 *seats 25-30*

Halifax Community College: 100 College Road, Building 100, Room 108, Weldon, NC 27890; *seats 125*

Legislative Office Building: 300 N Salisbury Street, Room 643, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Beaufort County Community College: 5337 US Hwy 264 E, Building 9, Room 935, Washington, NC; *seats 59*

Read more: http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/08/17/lawmakers-announce-6-public-hearing-locations-input-new-proposed-still-secret-legislative-maps/