Kidd, Heard schedule town hall meeting about proposed new districts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 12, 2006
Contact: Rep. Keith Heard, 404-656-0220 or keith.heard@house.ga.gov
Rep. Jane Kidd, 404-656-0325, 706-202-8891 or jbvkidd@aol.com

Legislators plan Town Hall meeting in Athens

State Reps. Keith Heard (D-Athens) and Jane Kidd (D-Athens) will host a Town
Hall meeting Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Athens
Regional Library.

The lawmakers will discuss issues being addressed during the current
legislative session, answer questions and solicit public comments on the
Senate Reapportionment Committee’s recent recommendation for election-year
gerrymandering of the 46th and 47th Senate Districts.

That action, if approved by the Republican majorities in both the Senate and
House of Representatives and signed by the governor, would create
unnecessary confusion in at least four Georgia counties for the upcoming
2006 primaries and general election.

Under the proposal, Athens-Clarke County would be divided into two Senate
districts. All of Oglethorpe County and half of Madison County would be
moved from the 46th to the 47th District, and Walton County would be moved
from the 47th into the 46th.

This would be the third reapportionment of those Senate Districts since
2001.

All residents of Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Madison and Walton
counties are invited to attend. Athens Regional Library is located at 2025
Baxter St. in Athens. For more information, contact Rep. Heard at
404-656-0220 or 706-353-1772 or Rep. Kidd at 404-656-0325 or 706-543-5195.

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