According to public reporting, Republican legislative leadership is seriously considering calling a special session of the legislature to enact new congressional district maps. “A special session may be called by the governor or by the signing of a petition supporting the call by a two-thirds majority in each chamber. As I will not call a special session for mid-decade redistricting, Republican leadership would have to rely on a petition. “That is why I am calling on legislative leadership to host town halls prior to circulating a petition for a special session. “Discussions about a special session and redistricting must be brought out from behind closed doors and into the public domain.”