This site is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Alabama to provide citizens with the information and tools that they need to actively participate in the state reapportionment process and make their voices heard. #PPFM #FairMaps
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2021 - The Beginning of the Redistricting Process in Alabama
2021 - The Beginning of the Redistricting Process in Alabama
Following the 2020 Federal Census, every government district in Alabama was to be redrawn so that each district has fair and equal representation. The League of Women Voters of Alabama and other nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations presented events and made resources available to the public so that citizens could give an active and informed voice to redistricting officials. Click here for links to information about these resources and events.
Alabama Legislature Special Session on Reapportionment - the recordings
People Are Talking: Redistricting Community Forum and Discussion
Alabama Community Mapping Forum, Oct. 13, 6:00 P.M. CDT
Public Testimony Examples / Templates
Redistricting information to share - rack card
Recordings of the Reapportionment Committee Public Hearings
Whole County Congressional Map
Try Your Hand at Redistricting in Alabama
Redistricting in Alabama and Why It Matters - A "Voices of the League" Blog Series
Gerrymandering in Alabama: A 4-Part Film Series
Alabama Redistricting "Cheat Sheet"
Alabama Values Messaging & Social Media Toolkit
Other Events - in the History Books
Previous Redistricting Public Forums and Discussions
History/Now: Redistricting in Alabama After the 2020 Census, Oct. 5, 12:00 noon CDT
Redistricting on the local front
Redistricting on the local front
Alabama Congressional and state legislative maps were set (although litigation was pending). Local redistricting was underway now. Read the news regarding Alabama local redistricting provided by Alabama Values (Dec. 4, 2021 and Dec. 18, 2021) and this news regarding redistricting in Madison Co. (Dec. 6, 2021)
Alabama Community Mapping Forum Series - Part 2
Alabama Community Mapping Forum Series - Part 2
UPDATE: All redistricting maps before the Alabama Legislature - Congressional, State House, State Senate, and State Board of Education - were passed on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. The organizers of the Alabama Community Mapping Forum have cancelled the last event on Thursday, Nov. 4. The first four webinars were recorded and are available on the LWVAL Facebook page and LWVAL YouTube channel. Thank you for your interest and participation.
Each evening after the Ala. Legislature Special Session on Reapportionment meets, let's unpack the day's event, examine the proposed map(s), discuss their effects on Ala. Voters, and consider next steps.
On Tuesday, Oct.26, 2021, the State maps were voted on and approved by the Alabama Reapportionment Committee. The Special Session of the Alabama Legislature will begin on Thursday Oct. 28th at 4pm to receive the maps and draft legislative bills from the Reapportionment Committee. Concurrent to the legislative session, the LWV will work with several organizations to review these maps to identify where gerrymandering is occurring and potentially impacts communities of interest. We are holding a series of 1 hour sessions starting Thursday night. These will be significant and informative for all voters (and legislators!) as we evaluate and provide public feedback on the maps.
Here's the Part 2 webinar schedule:
#1 - Thursday 10/28/21 at 6:30pm - Introduction and overview of legislative session and forum agenda
#2 - Monday 11/1/21 at 6:30pm - Discussion of day's events and also State House maps
#3 - Tuesday, 11/2/21 at 6:30pm - Discussion of day's events and also State Senate maps
#4 - Wednesday, 11/3/21 at 6:30pm - Discussion of day's events and also Congressional maps
CANCELED #5 - Thursday, 11/4/21 at 6:30pm - Discussion of day's events and review of all the maps (wrap up)
#PPFM #FairMaps #alpolitics
Maps proposed to the Alabama Legislature- congressional and state
Maps proposed to the Alabama Legislature- congressional and state
See the congressional, state house, state senate, and state board of education district maps proposed to the Alabama Legislature by the Legislative Committee on Reapportionment.
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/ISD/ALReap_Maps.aspx
Alabama Legislature Special Session on Reapportionment - the recordings
Alabama Legislature Special Session on Reapportionment - the recordings
Alabama Values Progress provided access to recordings of the Alabama Legislature's Special Session on Reapportionment. The Special Session began on Oct. 28, 2021. Recordings were uploaded each day following the session. Listen and watch here.
People Are Talking: Redistricting Community Forum and Discussion
People Are Talking: Redistricting Community Forum and Discussion
UPDATE: Thank you to all who attended the Community Mapping Forum on October 13, 2021 and for your interest in government redistricting in the state of Alabama.
If you missed the live-stream of this event, you can view the Community Mapping Forum here on the LWVAL YouTube channel.
The Alabama Legislative Special Session to address redistricting for Congressional, State House, State Senate, and State Board of Education districts began on Thursday October 28, 2021. The nonprofit organizations that hosted this forum on Oct. 13th hosted a second Community Mapping Forum held after the legislature releases its proposed district maps. Information about Community Mapping Forum, Part II was also provided here at https://ppfm.lwval.org. Our goal was to keep current information about redistricting that you need posted here. We sought to keep Alabama citizens informed about how they could influence this process so critical to representative government in Alabama.
Recap: On October 13, 2021 Alabama citizens and nonprofit organizations came together for a virtual redistricting discussion There organizations wanted to understand each other better, share redistricting maps with all groups and the public, and demonstrate that there is more than one way to create fairer maps in Alabama. Hosts were: the League of Women Voters of Alabama (LWVAL), Alabama Values, The Ordinary People Society, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Alabama Forward, Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama. The program was moderated by Dr. Regina M. Moorer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Alabama State University.
Forum Information Packet - Agenda, history of redistricting in AL, deep dive resources, and more
Maps Offered for Discussion
CONGRESSIONAL
Whole County Map - Note: This map was introduced by the LWVAL as an example of one possible whole county map.
STATE AND LOCAL
ACLU of Alabama - County level map [Link coming soon.]
Alabama Forward
Alabama State House - 2020 Census changes; Demographics; Map
Alabama State Senate - 2020 Census changes; Demographics; Map
Fair Map Checklist - The host organizations believe that a fair district map should meet these criteria.
Public Testimony Examples / Templates
Public Testimony Examples / Templates
NOTE: The Alabama Legislative Reapportionment Committee received public testimony via email to district@alsenate.gov until the Reapportionment Special Alabama Legislative Session began. LWVAL invited citizens (see below) to tell the Reapportionment Committee their story and let them know what's important to them regarding redistricting.
Need ideas for how to express your advocacy for #FairMaps? How will you let Alabama Reapportionment Committee legislators know that you want fair political maps in Alabama? Here are some examples to get you started. You can submit in person or virtually during a public hearing or by email to district@alsenate.gov. Let the legislators know why this is personally important to you. Tell your story in your own words.
Redistricting information to share - rack card
Redistricting information to share - rack card
Rack card (3.5" x 8") that informed about the redistricting process, what's at stake, and what LWVAL and the People Powered Fair Maps project were trying to accomplish and how.
Watch and listen to recordings of the Reapportionment Committee Public Hearings. Each recording was provided by Alabama Values (Alabama Forward, ACLU Alabama, Alabama Election Protection Network, Shake the Field, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and others) and was posted on the day following the hearing.
Here is a whole-county congressional district map available for download and sharing. This is one example that shows that whole county districting, while keeping communities in tact, is doable! Here are talking points for this whole county map example.
At that time (under the 2010 Congressional map) these six Alabama counties were split between two or three different Congressional districts. See the cutaway maps:
Blount, Cherokee, Clarke, Jefferson, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa
LWVAL President Kathy Jones gave testimony to the Reapportionment Committee at the first public hearing on Sept. 1, 2021 at Drake State Community College (Huntsville) where she presented the whole-county congressional district map as just one example. See the LWVAL testimony and map exhibits (includes minor editing prior to final submission).
Reapportioning voting districts in a fair way that respects community interests and gives equitable election opportunity to minority populations is not an easy task. Try your hand at it with Dave's Redistricting Tool.
This is a series of 10 articles to explain the process of redistricting, the reasons why redistricting is manipulated, the impact that has on who represents Alabama citizens, and what we can do to take back control and affect the redistricting process. Written by Catherine Davies, 7/30/21.
This 4-part film series gave a grassroots, real-life look at the causes and effects of gerrymandering, a practice that lets elected officials choose their voters instead of voters choosing their elected officials. Each film is short at 3 - 4 minutes each. #ChillCity keeps it real! See the film playlist on the LWVAL YouTube channel.
Redistricting resources compiled by CROWD Fellows. Includes links to public hearings schedule (time, location, and access link for each), current district maps, public hearing recordings and debriefing town hall, testimony training and templates, and more. Share with friends!
Want to do a little #FairMaps messaging of your own? Check out this toolkit published by Alabama Values (Alabama Forward, ACLU Alabama, Alabama Election Protection Network, Shake the Field, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and others.)
Last updated for Week of Sept. 13, 2021
Other Events - in the History Books
Other Events - in the History Books
Previous Redistricting Public Forums and Discussions
Previous Redistricting Public Forums and Discussions
"This timely virtual program will explore the history of redistricting and provide insight into the process, public involvement, and the stakes of this important work." Part of the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History's HISTORY/NOW series. See recording of this program as it was live-streamed on ADAH’s Facebook event or YouTube channel.
Citizens spoke up and spoke out at the Alabama Redistricting Public Hearing in communities across Alabama in September!!! This was the hearing schedule. Watch and listen to recordings of the Reapportionment Committee Public Hearings. The recordings are provided by Alabama Values (Alabama Forward, ACLU Alabama, Alabama Election Protection Network, Shake the Field, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and others)
NOTE: Anyone can submit testimony up until the beginning of the Alabama Legislature's Special Session on Redistricting. Email your testimony to district@alsenate.gov.
The Alabama CROWD Fellows held a Virtual Town Hall Debriefing session each day after Alabama Reapportionment Committee Public Hearings have concluded. The purpose was to increase transparency and access to information. The public hearings were scheduled at inconvenient times for many who work, so the public was invited to virtually attend any or all of these Zoom meetings. [We're checking to see if recordings of these debriefing sessions are available. Check back soon!] Click here to register for one, several, or all Town Halls. Click here to see the enlarged infographic at left.
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