Redistricting Work Should Give Voice To Students

Read the column here (24 July 2011).

If readers think that these proposals sound familiar, they are correct. I advocated both as good government measures when I ran for the District 1 seat on the Athens-Clarke County Commission back in 2006. Other than the passage of time, absolutely nothing has changed and I still think that both would be a worthwhile endeavors. Of course, they were both ignored them back then. I don’t have high hopes for this time around, either.

Georgia General Assembly Joint Reapportionment Office:
http://www.legis.ga.gov/Joint/reapportionment/en-US/default.aspx

Georgia Secretary of State Redistricting/Reapportionment Archives:
http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/how_may_we_help_you/Current_Issues/Reapp...

NSCL Redistricting Commissions and Alternatives to the Legislature Conducting Redistricting:
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16644

NCSL Redistricting Commissions: Legislative Plans:
http://www.ncsl.org/Default.aspx?TabId=16617

Media coverage of my 2006 campaign regarding local redistricting:
http://www.redandblack.com/2006/09/14/student-district-possible-in-acc/
http://www.redandblack.com/2006/09/14/our-take-503/
http://www.redandblack.com/2006/09/15/opinion-meter-230/
http://onlineathens.com/stories/090506/letters_20060905034.shtml
http://onlineathens.com/stories/102906/election_20061029123.shtml

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