How Oklahomans can participate in the upcoming redistricting process – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City (Free press) — Oklahoman can continue to participate in the constituency change process by submitting his own map proposal for the State Legislature District by Sunday, October 10.

The Oklahoma State Assembly has partnered with a free constituency change mapping application. Dave’s repartitioning appThis allows Oklahoma residents to redraw the boundaries of the state’s five parliamentary districts and submit them to the House and Senate Joint Election District Change Committee.

The Joint Committee has approved certain requirements for the general public to submit maps that must comply with Oklahoma’s legal guidelines.

The requirements for submitting a public map are as follows:

• Must be a state-wide plan for the five parliamentary districts of Oklahoma.
• Must be a resident of Oklahoma.
• Limit the submission of one parliamentary plan per person.
• Must comply with 2021 House and Senate constituency change guidelines..
• The plan must be submitted in a compatible electronic format.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives can email the map submission to restrictoklahoma2020@okhouse.gov or restricting@oksenate.gov with the following information:

• name
• Organization (if applicable)
• Contact information (phone, address, email address)
• A statement that summarizes the values ​​/ criteria that were prioritized during the construction of the map.
• URL links to maps from Dave’s Restricting App, block allocation files, and other support documentation.

The general public is invited to present their map submissions on Tuesday, October 19th.

Special session 2021

Oklahoma legislators will reconvene in a special session on Monday, November 15, to establish a parliamentary constituency change plan and make necessary adjustments to legislative districts passed earlier this year based on 2020 census data. to hold.

There is no special deadline for drawing a map of Congress.

Beginning in 2022, the State Election Commission will hold elections below the newly enacted district boundaries. The primary election, set on June 28, 2022, will be the first election to take place using the new boundaries of the House, Senate, and Parliament districts.

Public input

Apart from submitting the map, the joint constituency change committee is proactive in the constituency change process by providing feedback, contacting state representatives, and attending town hall meetings. I encouraged Oklahoman to participate.

The Joint House and Senate constituency change committee has held a series of 30 virtual and face-to-face town hall meetings since December 2020 to encourage public opinion during the process.Oklahoman is accessible Reorganization of public input reports, Provides a complete summary of the feedback received at each city hall.