As a New Hampshire citizen and voter, I demand that our state government draw fair maps that represent the interests of every Granite Stater—not self-interested politicians. I am concerned that without a fair redistricting process, the future of my roadways, schools, healthcare, and more things I care about will be negatively impacted.
To date, the redistricting process has been held largely behind closed doors, with politicians drawing maps that benefit their party's hold on power and not representing us, the people. We saw this following the 2010 elections, where a heavily gerrymandered (unfair) map was introduced that favored the majority party and their electoral chances for the next decade. This is not the way to protect and build a strong, vibrant, and trustworthy democracy, where voters choose their elected leaders - not the other way around.
That is why Republican, Democratic, and Independent voters in over 70 towns and cities in our state have passed resolutions calling on you - the legislature - to run a transparent process where the public has a strong voice to ensure fair maps are drawn.
The requests below represent the bare minimum that will help fair maps get drawn and ensure the public's trust in our elections: