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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Indy Council's map contract leaves out public"
A well worth-reading in full opinion piece today in the Indianapolis Star, by Julia Vaughn and Erin Kelley. Vaughn is policy director of Common Cause/Indiana. Kelley is leadership team member of the League of Women Voters of Indianapolis. The piece concludes:
Especially troubling in all of this is the movement toward a plan that gives Marion County citizens no input. The contract that Vaughn signed with Brooks requires no public meetings and does not provide for any public advice to guide the map drawing.This is a sad reversal from 2002, when council Republicans made mapping software available and asked the public to submit maps. This time around, the process should be even more open and public, but it appears the current leadership would prefer to work outside public view.
Voters in Marion County deserve better. We insist that our elected leaders make redistricting a transparent process that includes guidance from diverse groups among the electorate. It's the right thing to do.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 25, 2011 09:50 AM
Posted to Indiana Government