A big thank you to each of you for offering your time and knowledge to strengthen political redistricting in New Mexico.  Yesterday, at the CRC meeting at the Santa Claran Hotel and Casino, Chairman Chavez announced the Citizen Redistricting Committee dates, times, and locations for round 2 of public input meetings for statewide political districts. We hope that you will continue to participate and ask your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same.  Will you help spread the word?

 We had over 1,000 New Mexicans participate in-person or on-line during the first round of meetings and almost 100 people gave public testimony.  If people are interested in sharing input, there are still many ways to contribute testimony on-line and in person. . Submit a Public Comment or Map - New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee (nmredistricting.org)  We’ve been told from the team at Tufts University that the new Census data will be in DistrictR this Wednesday. This gives communities the tools to draw and submit maps as testimony to the Citizen Redistricting Community about how you think political districts should be drawn to best represent your community.

Here’s the schedule for the upcoming meetings and zoom links and updates can be found at NMRedistricting.org. (new meetings not up yet)

 September 16, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., zoom meeting to discuss
issuance of initial map concepts to be published for public input
September 28, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Rio Rancho venue still being
considered
September 29, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. or later if public still presenting
testimony, Crownpoint, Navajo Technical University Hospitality Center, Lower Point Road, State HWY 371, Crownpoint, NM 87313
October 1, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Albuquerque, National Hispanic
Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
October 2, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands
University, Student Union Building, Governance Room SUB 320, 800 National Avenue,
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
October 4, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. or later if public still presenting
testimony, New Mexico State University, Corbett Student Union Building, West
Ballroom Las Cruces, NM 88011
October 4, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Satellite will be WNMU Silver City
Global Resource Center Auditorium, Silver City, NM
October 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern New Mexico University,
Instructional Technology Center, 52 University Blvd. Roswell, NM 88203
October 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Satellite will be ENMU Student Union
Building Zia Room
October 7, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Albuquerque, Indian Pueblo Council
Center, Rooms Chaco 1 & 2, 2401 12th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
October 8, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., San Juan College, Henderson Fine Arts
Center, 4601 College Blvd., Farmington, New Mexico 87401.
October 8, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Satellite will be UNM-Gallup Calvin Hall Auditorium 248
October 15, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Zoom meeting to adopt maps

 Lilly Irvin-Vitela, MCRP - Redistricting Community Liaison

505-234-0694  Lilly@communityconnectsconsulting.com   nmredistricting.org