密西西比州选区重划听证会10月1日在杰克逊收官：8场听证、80余人发言
杰克逊——密西西比州议会选区重划与重新划分联合委员会10月1日在州议会大厦举行了最后一场公众听证会，为期一个多月的巡回听证就此收官。自8月18日起，委员会先后在图珀洛、克利夫兰、哈蒂斯堡、湾区圣路易斯、默里迪恩、布鲁克黑文、格林纳达和杰克逊举行了8场听证，80多名市民到场发言。
在杰克逊的收官听证会上，州审计长沙德·怀特（Shad White）敦促委员会推进选区重划，并批评了联邦众议员本尼·汤普森（Bennie Thompson）的选区划分现状。支持者认为，当前划分稀释了黑人选民的投票力量，尤其是在第二国会选区；反对者则警告，重新划分可能引发新的法律诉讼。
委员会尚未公布任何新的选区地图草案。按计划，委员会将在听证结束后整理公众意见，再决定下一步是否提出新的选区方案。
这次听证是密西西比州2020年人口普查后的又一轮选区调整讨论。选区划分直接影响未来十年联邦众议员与州议员的选举格局。
信息来源：《克拉里昂账本报》（10月2日报道）、密西西比自由报
Mississippi Redistricting Hearings Conclude in Jackson on Oct. 1 After Eight Sessions
JACKSON — The Mississippi Joint Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting held its final public hearing Oct. 1 at the State Capitol in Jackson, closing more than a month of hearings around the state. Since Aug. 18, the committee held eight hearings in Tupelo, Cleveland, Hattiesburg, Gulfport, Meridian, Brookhaven, Grenada and Jackson, drawing more than 80 speakers.
At the Jackson finale, State Auditor Shad White urged the committee to move forward with redistricting and criticized the current district of U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson. Supporters argued the current lines dilute Black voting strength, particularly in the 2nd Congressional District; opponents warned that redrawing could trigger new lawsuits.
The committee has not released any new district map drafts. It plans to compile public testimony from the hearings before deciding whether to propose new lines.
The hearings are part of Mississippi's post-2020 Census redistricting discussion, shaping federal and state legislative elections for the next decade.
Sources: Clarion Ledger (Oct. 2 report); Mississippi Free Press
图片来源：图：密西西比州议会大厦（杰克逊）。摄影：Michael Barera，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
