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Rodriguez, Lisa From: Sent: To: Subject:   HPD ICRC Commissioners Friday, August 20, 2021 4:09 PM HPD ICRC Commissionsers DL FW: Inquiry: Rules and procedure for Invited Testimony from Organizations to Independent Redistricting Commission From: Vice President - NWACA < Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 9:08:12 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik To: HPD ICRC Commissioners <ICRC.Commissioners@austintexas.gov>; Rodriguez, Lisa <Lisa.Rodriguez@austintexas.gov>; Dugan, Matthew <Matthew.Dugan@austintexas.gov> Cc: Subject: Inquiry: Rules and procedure for Invited Testimony from Organizations to Independent Redistricting Commission  < < *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** To the Commission, I see on your posted agenda for August 28th - located here http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=366131 - that a private organization has been invited to give testimony under 3. New Business, Item C. m m m m V I have checked all the emails to our organization and do not recall seeing an invitation for similar invited testimony, or rules being previously communicated. Please let me know if this is an oversight on my part. What are the rules and processes for other private organizations to be allowed to give invited testimony? If all organizations in the City, and relevant State/Federal level advocacy groups, are not allowed to provide invited testimony, under what rules is it fair for a single private organization to provide that testimony? 1 Please let us know what actions we can take so that our organization - and our members - can participate on an equal basis with other private organizations. CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links  or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to  cybersecurity@austintexas.gov.   2