The first legislative redistricting public input listening session will be Monday morning in Manhattan.
The joint House and Senate committees on redistricting will meet at nine in the ballroom of the K-State Union, launching a five-day, 14 city tour of the state. Each stop includes a 75-minute hearing.
U.S. Census numbers from last year are to be utilized for the adjustment of the various boundaries, but they have been delayed and may come out while the Legislators are part way through their tour.
Democrats have criticized starting the process while those numbers haven’t been released, but Republican leadership has promised virtual town halls for later in the year for further public comment.
17 House members and 9 from the state Senate will participate in the hearings, though none are from Flint Hills area districts.
