Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
I. Testimony from State Advisory Ethnic Councils
- Rosa Tock, Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
- Anjuli Cameron, Research Director, Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
II. Testimony from Public Interest Groups
• Nick Harper, Civic Engagement Director, League of Women Voters Minnesota
• Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera, Executive Director, Common Cause Minnesota
• George Beck, Clean Elections Minnesota
III. Redistricting listening session for 5th Congressional District
- Population trends and shift analysis by State Demographer's Office, Eric Guthrie, Senior Demographer
- Brief overview of redistricting timelines
- Public testimony from residents of 5th Congressional District
o Larry Etkin, Minneapolis
o Scott Graham, Minneapolis
o Matt Scherer, Edina
o Irene Fernando, Hennepin County Commissioner
o Anika Robbins
o Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor, City of Richfield
o Susan Mabera, Brooklyn Park
o Carter Yost, Minneapolis
o Pashie Vang, Minneapolis
o Kristina Doan, St. Louis Park
o Shaun Laden, Minneapolis
o Abdulaziz Mohamed, Minneapolis
o Jaylani Hussein, Minneapolis
o Salah Salah, Minneapolis
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or submit written testimony in a PDF format, please email Nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, August 24. Depending on the number who sign up to testify, testimony will be limited to 3-5 minutes/per person. If you have more than 5 minutes of testimony, you may submit additional written comment by the same deadline to supplement oral testimony.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
I. Redistricting listening session for 4th Congressional District
- Population trends and shift analysis by Eric Guthrie, Senior Demographer
- Brief overview of redistricting timelines by Matt Gehring, House Research
- Public testimony from residents of 4th Congressional District
o Terri Thao, St. Paul
o Clara Ware,
o Dr. Yanislav Wolfson, Woodbury
o Dr. Bruce Corrie
o Mohamed Ibrahim, St. Paul
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or submit written testimony in a PDF format, please email Nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, August 24. Depending on the number who sign up to testify, testimony will be limited to 3-5 minutes/per person. If you have more than 5 minutes of testimony, you may submit additional written comment by the same deadline to supplement oral testimony.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
I. Understanding redistricting principles
- Matt Gehring, House Research review of previously used principles and comparison of current House bills (HF 1884/Torkelson, HF 2520/Greenman, HF 2594/Klevorn) (No action will be taken. Public testimony will be taken at subsequent hearings.)
II. Census/Redistricting data release
-Susan Brower, State Demographer presentation on general population shifts in MN, information on census and redistricting release, and differential privacy
III. Voting Rights Act
- Ben Williams, National Conference of State Legislatures, review of the Voting Rights Act and impact of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Minnesota
IV. Understanding Communities of Interest
- Wendy Underhill, National Conference of State Legislatures
V. Update on MN Supreme Court redistricting activity
- Matt Gehring, House Research
VI. Informational hearing on HF 2632 (Murphy) Elections; redistricting publishing and reporting requirements modified. (No action will be taken. Public testimony will be taken at subsequent hearing.)
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
HF1884
(Torkelson) - Redistricting principles for legislative and congressional districts established.
HF2520
(Greenman) - Congressional and legislative district redistricting principles and procedures provided.
HF2594
(Klevorn) - Elections; districting principles provided, redistricting reports required, and hearings and disclosures required.
HF2632
(Murphy) - Elections; legislative districting plan adopted for use in 2022 and thereafter, and technical redistricting publishing and reporting requirements modified.
I. Introductions
II. Introductory overview of redistricting and timelines
- Matt Gehring, House Research
III. Discussion of moving forward - interim activity
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.