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The Legislature's Redistricting Committee will hold a field hearing at 6 p.m. Friday at the Lehi Junior High School Auditorium, 700 E. Cedar Hollow Drive, in Lehi.
This public hearing is the first of 17 scheduled around the state.
Utah, like every other state, is required to redraw its political voting maps every 10 years. The official purpose is to preserve the concept of "one person, one vote" by ensuring equal populations in every district.
Under the Utah Constitution, redistricting is a job for the state Legislature but lawmakers say they will take ample public input and factor that into their deliberations.
In addition to public hearings, the committee also plans to soon have available online software that will allow people to draw their own proposed boundaries and send them to the committee for consideration. The panel is comprised of 14 Republican lawmakers and five Democrats. —
Online
See a complete list of scheduled hearings at http://bit.ly/jcb20S (Click on 2011 Redistricting meeting schedule at the top of the page)