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Task force recommends major changes for redistricting February 22, 2021
Two members of The University of New Mexico community were part of a statewide task force recommending major changes to the state s redistricting process.
According to the report released Dec. 18, 2020, the overarching recommendation from the New Mexico First Redistricting Task Force is for legislation to make redistricting more fair, open and transparent. Among the 18 consensus recommendations are calls for an obligation to consider public input, rejection of favoring incumbents or political parties, a requirement to justify any deviation from the ideal population and an independent group to develop maps for the Legislature to choose from.
League Of Women Voters Lunch With A Leader Thursday
LWV News:
At noon Thursday Jan. 21, the League of Women Voters community event, lunch with a Leader will feature Lonna Rae Atkeson.
Atkeson is a professor and Regents Lecturer in Political Science at the University of New Mexico where she also directs the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections, and Democracy and the Institute for Social Research.
She will be talking about the upcoming 60-day Legislative Session.
Atkeson also is a member of the MIT Data and Election Science Board (MEDSL) and the American National Election Studies (ANES) Board of Overseers. Her research focuses on election science, election administration, survey methodology, public policy, voting rights, public opinion, and political behavior. She has authored or edited four books, more than 50 referred articles and book chapters, numerous policy reports and several amicus curiae briefs.
LWV NEWS
On Thursday, Jan. 21 at noon, the League of Women Voters’ community event, Lunch with a Leader, will feature Lonna Rae Atkeson who is a Professor and Regents Lecturer in Political Science at the University of New Mexico where she also Directs the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections, and Democracy and the Institute for Social Research. She will be talking about the upcoming 60-day Legislative Session.
Atkeson is also a member of the MIT Data and Election Science Board (MEDSL) and the American National Election Studies (ANES) Board of Overseers. Her research focuses on election science, election administration, survey methodology, public policy, voting rights, public opinion, and political behavior. She has authored or edited four books, more than 50 referred articles and book chapters, numerous policy reports and several amicus curiae briefs.