Burton helping to host public redistricting committees

Written by emallers on March 22nd, 2011

Members of the House and Senate Elections Committees, of which State Rep. Woody Burton (R-Whiteland) is a member, are holding public hearings on redistricting in eight different locations through the state.

Rep. Burton will be hosting the South Group, which includes:

Friday, March 25th:

Terre Haute, IN

Rose-Hulman

Myers Room, Myers Building

5500 Wabash Avenue

Terre Haute, IN 47803

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)

Friday, March 25th:

Evansville, IN

Ivy Tech Community College

3501 N. First Avenue

Evansville, IN 47710

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (CST)

Saturday, March 26th:

Jeffersonville, IN

Jeffersonville High School

2315 Allison Lane

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

10:00 a.m. to Noon (EST)

Saturday, March 26th:

Columbus, IN

Columbus East High School

230 S. Marr Road

Columbus, IN 47201

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EST)

The hearings are designed to allow for the public’s input regarding new legislative district boundaries for the Indiana House of Representatives, Indiana Senate and the nine Congressional districts.

Under the Indiana Constitution, the General Assembly elected during the year in which the federal decennials census is taken is responsible for adjusting the number of senators and representatives to apportion them among districts according to the number of inhabitants in each district, as revealed by the census.

Contact Rep. Burton’s legislative office at 1-800-382-9841 or H58@in.gov for more information.

 

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