Redistricting 2021 & People Powered Fair Maps NYS
PEOPLE’S HEARING ON 2021 NEW YORK STATE REDISTRICTING
Thursday, April 29th @ 6:30 pm Held Via Zoom. Click here to Register. Join us for the League of Women Voter’s first ever virtual People’s Hearing on New York State Redistricting! Our virtual hearing will allow New Yorkers from around the state to present testimony on why redistricting matters to them and their community of interest. The League will be inviting selected applicants to provide oral testimony at our People’s Hearing on April 29th at 6:30 pm. Testifiers will be selected based on their written testimony and the region of the state they represent.- New Yorkers wishing to testify or provide written comments can submit written testimony through this Google Form
- Or by emailing their testimony to: peopleshearingtestimony@gmail.com
- Testifiers wishing to be considered for oral comments must submit their testimony by April 19th. Testifiers who are selected will be notified during the week of April 19th and given directions on how to participate in the hearing. If you are not selected to testify, your comments will be collected and submitted to the State Legislature and Independent Redistricting Commission. Individuals submitting comments can also request not to be considered for oral comment selection.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
REDISTRICTING EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND MATERIALS March 2021 February 2021- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Unity Mapping Presentation
- NALEO Education Foundation Organizing the Community for Redistricting in New York
- New York Law School Presentation on Redistricting in New York State
- New York State Redistricting Campaign Kick Off PowerPoint
- Handouts from LWVUS Training on Preparing Testimonies
- Engaging Communities of Interest Training – March 3
- Meeting the Challenges of Community Engaged Redistricting – January 28th
- Fair Maps New York Campaign Kick Off – January 14
- 2014 NYS Constitutional Amendment enacting an Independent Redistricting Commission
- Official New York State Assembly, Senate and Congressional outline maps and summary data
- New York Census and Redistricting Institute
- Justin Levitt’s New York State website
- Jeff Wice New York Election News blog
- Jeff Wice on Mapping the New Senate, Assembly & Congressional Districts
- Representable (Princeton)
- Dave’s Redistricting
- District Builder
- Public Mapping Project
- Maptitude
- ArcInfo
- NCSL vendor presentations October 2020
- List and summary of redistricting software options
- Census Bureau Redistricting Data Program
- Census Bureau PL 94-171 data portal
- Redistricting Data Hub
- NCSL Redistricting and Census Data tutorial
- Princeton Gerrymandering Project
- Plan Score
- Open Precincts
- All About Redistricting
- MGGG Redistricting Lab
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
March 2021 February 2021 January 2021- January 15th New York State Fair Maps Campaign Kick Off Webinar
- Joint Letter Regarding Funding for NYS Redistricting Commission
- New York State Redistricting Campaign Kick Off PowerPoint
- Statement of Opposition Redistricting Amendment League of Women Voters of NYS