Marc Adami submitted the press release.
The Whiteside Forum will host Professor Paul Edleman from Sauk Valley College Department of Political Science, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. He will present and discuss an impactful topic titled “Democratic Values and the Political Process: Elections, Redistricting, and Gerrymandering.” This will be our last public event for the current 2022-23 season. It will take place in the City of Morrison Community Room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, starting at 2:00 p.m. All Forum events are free and open to anyone interested in our speaker or topic.
During our preseason topic discussion/selection process, one of our members suggested, ” I think someone who could speak to redistricting would be interesting. First, Illinois lost a seat in the U. S. House and our ‘new’ District looks like a big C-clamp. Second, the State House divides Morrison over two Districts (Polo, as well.) Fortunately, Morrison gets put back together for the State Senate, but Polo does not. This has to be presented in a non-partisan way, but some background information on how it happened, and why they chose to divide really small towns, would be interesting to hear.”
This will be your opportunity to learn a bit more about our election process. You may have your questions answered about
1. redistricting
2. the Electoral College
3. voting rules and regulations
4. how to improve faith in the system and promote our democratic values.
Your questions and concerns are important.