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Hello! We have a shot at real nonpartisan redistricting in Minnesota. Let me break this down into as simple terms as possible. GOOD: A new nonpartisan redistricting bill called HF1605 is making its way through the state legislature, and needs our support. This bill is a true bipartisan effort, protecting the process from partisan interests and allowing direct participation by public members as commissioners. It does not protect incumbents.. NOT SO GOOD: A competing bill has been introduced that creates a commission consisting solely of five retired judges, excluding any other members of the public, and containing principles that ultimately protect incumbents. Senator Ann Rest and Representative Jennifer Schultz have introduced the bill, SF582 in the Senate and HF1018 in the House. You can link to their bill here . For more background on this issue, see this blog's previous entry . TAKE ACTION 1. CALLS Please call Reps. Dehn, Freiberg, and Hortman and tell