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Public Submits 17 Proposals to Redraw Legislative Districts

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 29, 2021

Members of the public have submitted at least 17 proposals for redrawing Tennessee's state legislative and congressional districts, but the state legislature says it will not release them for now, the Tennessean reports. State residents are allowed to submit designs as long as they follow certain guidelines and meet deadlines. The House deadline for new submissions was Nov. 12 while the Senate deadline was Nov. 22. House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, said he thinks the public proposals should not be released until the House Redistricting Committee draft map is finished. "When that map is ready, then everything will be released at the same point in a hearing," he said. "That's the way the process has always worked." By contrast, Lt. Gov. McNally believes the maps should be made public and “anticipates they will be made public when they are discussed at a future meeting of The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Redistricting," according to a spokesperson.

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