*** UPDATE: Town hall cancelled mid-meeting due to protests ***
U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-9th District, Washington) and Civic Genius host a first first-of-its-kind deliberative town hall designed to facilitate deep discussion with a cross-section of residents from Washington’s Ninth Congressional District. The town hall seeks to offer constituents a unique opportunity to give input on issues such as public safety, mental health, and behavioral health.
The innovative town hall model leverages strategies and lessons learned from the National Civic League’s Better Public Meetings initiative, which aims to improve the quality of town halls, city council meetings, and other public meetings. Residents applied to participate and were randomly selected via lottery.