The event will focus on the redistricting plans for the state. We will begin with a presentation from longtime demographer Kurt Metzger who will describe the population shifts in the state, especially from 2010 to 2020. He will be followed by one of the MICRC commissioners who will describe how those population changes are reflected in the commission’s proposed district maps.

This event will be very timely: MICRC’s deadline for drawing the maps is Oct 11 and then the commissioners go on the road for public comment shortly thereafter.