We have closed our public hearing portion and we are back from our brief break. We're now diving into narrowing down congressional maps. Tune in on YouTube!

Its a hot buzzword but pretty confusing...a community of interest doesn't have any real definition, but we describe it as a community that has a common political goal, ethnicity, cultural history, or economic background. This is how they impact redistricting.

We're beginning the countdown to our Nov. 1st deadline, and kicking it off with finalizing congressional maps. Tonight will be our LAST meeting😱 of the redistricting process and if you want to listen in, remember to catch us on YouTube at 4pm.

Joining over Zoom is also an option for tonight's meeting if you want to give public comment. See agenda items below and click the Zoom link to join 👇 us02web.zoom.us/j/89483877159

To start off our meeting, we're hearing final comment from Utah Education Association representative Chase Clyde. He says Orange's State School Board map is not a favorite and would encourage the board to approve an alternative map. What do you think?

Commissioner Hillyard said public hearings have been especially helpful, and we have to agree! Our commissioners know Utah well, but don't know your community as well as you do. Your input has definitely helped us make better maps.

Now voting on congressional maps, follow along here: uirc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries… Note that this link does not include all maps commissioners are currently discussing, public submissions have not been uploaded to the website.

Commissioners have finalized three congressional maps to submit to the legislature and with that, the total package of 12 maps is complete 🥳All 12 maps will be posted on our website at a later time.

And that's a wrap on this evening's meeting! Drafted maps are now updated on our website, you can review them on our main page at uirc.utah.gov (you just have to scroll a little). Join us on Nov. 1st when the commission presents their maps to the legislative committee!

Aw we're blushing ☺️

We are here at the Utah State Capitol building present our hard work! Click on the link to hear about the 12 maps we are presenting to the Legislative Redistricting Committee. us02web.zoom.us/j/86287759450

Today we presented to Utah Legislative Redistricting Committee with a full crowd. Thanks to all who participated. Reminder that our report can be found online at uirc.utah.gov!

Really honored that the @NMRedistricting and Utah Independent Redistricting Commission cited our Report Cards in their respective reports to their legislatures. Glad to help support these Citizen Commissions in their important work.

Don't miss today's final map meeting! Utah Legislative Redistricting Committee will be presenting their maps in preparation for tomorrow's special session. Here's what's on the agenda for today and how to join over zoom 👇