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Albuquerque City Council Redistricting Committee invites public to weigh in at final meeting

A map of current Albuquerque City Council districts. The redistricting committee will recommend new maps to the Council Friday, July 1, after inviting public comment on concepts Wednesday.
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A map of current Albuquerque City Council districts. The redistricting committee will recommend new maps to the Council Friday, July 1, after inviting public comment on concepts Wednesday.

The Albuquerque City Council Redistricting Committee is scheduled to hold its final meeting Wednesday evening.

The meeting is the last in the once-a-decade redistricting process for the state’s largest city, which began in March.

A spokesperson for the City Council said in a statement that the public is invited to weigh in on during Wednesday’s meeting, which will be at 5:30 p.m. It will also be streamed live

For those unable to attend, written comments about map preferences can be . At this point, the committee is no longer accepting new map submissions.

The public can find the concept maps, and review agendas, minutes and videos of the previous meetings on the committee’s webpage at .

The committee’s final recommendations on new Council district maps that reflect 2020 Census data are due to the City Council on Friday, July 1.

Nash Jones (they/them) is a general assignment reporter in the 91°µÍø newsroom and the local host of NPR's All Things Considered (weekdays on 91°µÍø, 5-7 p.m. MT). You can reach them at nashjones@kunm.org or on Twitter @nashjonesradio.