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Redistricting: The Good, the Bad and the Dirty Work

When
30 Mar 2021
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Zoom & Facebook

Join us to explore the complicated elements in “Redistricting: The Good, the Bad and the Dirty Work, "a free virtual public program on Tuesday, March 30, from 7:00pm - 8:00pm. Our guest speaker is Paul Huffman, Redistricting Coordinator for the League of Women Voters Minnesota, who will give participants the latest updates on the 2020 census outcome, which dovetails into the current effort to complete the state’s mandatory redrawing of political districts. This legislature-driven process has been shifted to the Courts after the last several censuses, leading to uncertainty and a lack of transparency, and a concern over fairness every ten years. The creation of districts affects all citizens, and Huffman will talk participants through the history of this process in the US and Minnesota, give an update on current litigation and the League’s position on redistricting, and talk through what has happened thus far in the 2021 Minnesota Legislature. He will end his presentation with some concrete steps Minnesotans can take to promote a more predictable and fair process.

In the interest of public health and safety, this will be a virtual event. The event will be available via Zoom and also will be shown on LWVSP's Facebook page. Interested participants can register on Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_smxOjePRQtG8QEht6zouDg

The program will be recorded for future viewing.

Paul Huffman has been the LWV Minnesota Redistricting Coordinator since June 2019. As a volunteer member of the state office staff, he works with national and state organizations to provide resources, tools, and information for LWV Minnesota, local leagues and members, assisting them in census and redistricting efforts. Paul is also the LWV Woodbury/Cottage Grove Area (WCGA) Voter Service Director and a member of the OurMapsMN Redistricting Campaign Steering Committee. He was a nuclear submarine officer in the US Navy, and retired from the US Naval Reserves. He retired from Xcel Energy in 2019 as General Manager Nuclear Fleet Operations. He has a B.S. in Chemistry, and MA in National Security Affairs, and an MBA.