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Public Input, Accessibility, and accountability

While we appreciate the Summer Town Halls, we ask that a substantial number of public hearings across the state should occur after Census data release and when there are actually proposed maps to react to

Public input hearings should be recorded and saved on LCRO’s website

Committees shall provide for electronic submission of suggested maps and other written input including communities of interest definitions

Public hearings should allow for the discussion and submission of communities of interest data by Georgians

Special session dates and rules should be announced at least one month in advance of convening

Hearings to consider redistricting bills must not take place sooner than two weeks after the proposed maps are released to the public, and not sooner than five days for changed maps

Hearings to consider redistricting bills must allow for virtual and remote participation, including citizen testimony, via video conference such that citizens from across the state have ample opportunity to participate

Ensure language access as demonstrated by translating public-facing materials into a minimum set of languages required to reach diverse Georgians (at least Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Mandarin/Cantonese, Hindi, Arabic).

Demonstrate language access by providing for interpretation where necessary and feasible to gain public input

Ensure the website is compliant with S.508 of US Rehabilitation Act, making it accessible to people with disabilities