The 14 member independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) will hold a public input hearing Wednesday, March 21st at the Bonderson Building, 901 P Street, Hearing Room 30, in Sacramento from 5PM to 9PM (or COB). The purpose of the hearing is to solicit public comment regarding the Commission's proposed amendments to California Government Code sections 8251-8253.6 that govern the Commission and the redistricting process. The Commission will release its proposed statutory changes on Friday, March 16th on its website at www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov.

This is the third and final public input hearing that the Commission will hold before it delivers its proposals to the Legislature.

Organized groups will be given a maximum of 20 minutes to give a presentation specific to statutory amendments.   The Commission will then reserve a maximum of 10 minutes for questions and responses regarding the proposed amendments.   The Commission's chair reserves the right to extend the length of time provided for a presentation or for the questions and responses that may be necessary during this process.   The Commission's chair also reserves the right to end any presentation at any time that is not specific to statutory amendments.   Groups wishing to reserve time to present to the Commission should send the name of their organization, names of individuals who will speak and a brief description of their group to votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. March 19th.

Groups or individuals who wish to give testimony to the Commission can obtain a speaker number beginning one hour prior to the start of the input meeting. Speakers will be allotted 5 minutes for this testimony and will follow the presentations of groups who have reserved time prior to the hearing.

A guide to the statutory amendment process is available at the Commission's website at www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov.