Finalized Maps
Prepare Legal Defense: State law grants the Commission sole legal standing to defend any action regarding a certified map. After the maps are approved, the Commission may need to defend the maps if there are any lawsuits. The final maps will be subject to public scrutiny and possible challenge which may result in swift proceedings before the California Supreme Court. In that event, the Commission would likely hire an attorney to defend the maps on its behalf.
Pursuant to Article 21, section 2(i) of the state Constitution, the final maps are deemed to have been “enacted” on the date of their certification to the Secretary of State (12/27/2021). The “enactment” date triggers the 90-day period for a referendum petition to be filed. In the absence of a sufficient and timely referendum petition being filed, the maps would otherwise become “effective” 90 days after enactment/certification (3/27/22). But the maps and the new district boundaries don’t actually become “operative” until the 2022 primary and general elections; the new boundaries are used for those elections and the new districts don’t actually “exist” until after the 2022 general election is completed.
This distinction is important for two purposes:
One, the current boundaries still apply for purposes of determining who are the constituents of the various elected officials and offices; in other words, until the 2022 general election, constituents are still represented by the representative of their old/existing district, and not by the existing representative of the new district in which they might find themselves following the 2022 election.
Two, and perhaps more important, a special election to fill a vacancy in an existing district uses the “old” boundaries and takes place in the district as it existed when that candidate was last elected, despite the fact that this special election may take place after March 27, 2022 (when the new districts became “effective” but were not yet “operative”).
Read MoreBackground
California state Senators are elected every four years. The terms are staggered; those from even-numbered districts elected in one statewide General Election, and those from odd-numbered districts two years later. This creates a problem when district lines are redrawn every ten years. All of the new district lines for the state Assembly and US Congress take effect at the next election – but for the state Senate, the process is staggered, with new district lines taking effect for only half of the districts immediately after redistricting, and the other lines taking effect two years later.
Deferred Voters
In 2022 voters will elect new state senators in even-numbered districts for new four-year terms. State Senators in odd-numbered districts were elected in 2020. Some voters may find themselves moved from an even-numbered district to an odd-numbered one. For these individuals, voting in a state Senate race will be deferred until 2024. The Citizens Redistricting Commission did attempt to create and number districts that cause as few voters as possible to defer voting for another two years.
Accelerated Voters
Accelerated voters are the opposite of deferred voters. These are voters who voted in odd-numbered state Senate districts in 2020, and now, in 2022, are in even-numbered districts. They will vote for state Senator in both 2020 and 2022.
What happens to voters in deferred areas? Who do they contact as “their” state Senator? In 2013, the state Senate set the following rules:
Due to redistricting, Senate districts have a unique issue that Assembly and Congressional districts do not have. Of the Senate districts established by the Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2011, only the odd-numbered districts went into effect for the 2012 election cycle. The new even-numbered districts will go into effect for the 2014 election cycle, and the even-numbered districts previously established by the 2001 redistricting will continue to exist until 2014. These unique circumstances create some areas of overlap between the old and new districts (“accelerated areas”) and some areas without coverage (“deferred areas”). For the 2013-14 Regular Session of the Legislature, each accelerated area essentially has two Senators representing the area and each deferred area has none. The Senate Committee on Rules will assign a Senator to provide appropriate constituent services to each deferred area. This is a normal consequence of the redistricting process.
Assuming that the Senate applies the same practice in 2023, Senators in even-numbered districts will be elected in 2022, and the Senate Committee on Rules will assign a Senator to each deferred area.
You can find your state representatives at this website.
Read MoreThe Marin Community College District and the Marin Healthcare District are both converting from “at large” election of Trustees/Directors to election of those positions by district. So on conversion, voters will be voting for a district based single representative representing their community interest.
Each organization is having districting public meetings the week of December 12. Meeting dates times are shown below as well as links to the Districting websites.
College of Marin
MCCD Public Redistricting meetings to review the draft maps:
Tuesday
December 14, 2021
5 pm
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Website address: https://www1.marin.edu/redistricting
Marin Healthcare District
Monday
December 13, 2021
6:30 pm
Join a Zoom Meeting
Website address: https://www.marinhealthcare.org/about-us/redistricting
Read MoreThe geographic description of Supervisorial Districts will be decided by the Board of Supervisors at a public Hearing convening 6PM Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Public Hearing to present consultant's final draft plans, receive final input and testimony regarding supervisorial districts and communities of interest in connection with the redistricting of supervisorial boundaries, including three map options (NOC Canal Map A, A 1 and A2) for final consideration, and adopt ordinance setting actual boundaries.
Comment:
Public map 201 is not one of those to be considered, yet appears to meet all quaifying criteria.
Agenda link: https://marin.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=33&event_id=2233
Staff Report: https://marin.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=33&event_id=2233&meta_id=1160393
The Hearing will be accessible via Zoom and appears as item 11 on the meeting Agenda.
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Read MoreThis is the second of four hearings planned and will provide the City Council and the community an overview of ways to submit maps and the map drawing tool. Hearing Staff Report and current district map.
During the redistricting process, the City must hold at least:
one hearing before publication of the draft maps;
two hearings after publication of the draft maps;
one hearing or public workshop on a Saturday or Sunday or after 6:00 p.m. on a weekday; and
at least four public hearings in total before approving a final map.
City of Novato redistricting web page. novato.org/elections
Read MoreThe purpose of the third hearing is to review three initial adjusted supervisorial maps prepared by the County's demographer consultant, National Demographics Corporation (NDC). NDC took into consideration all the public and Board feedback received throughout this year's redistricting process, while prioritizing the criteria set forth in the FAIR MAPS Act.
The staff report sets forth suggested modifications of district lines to comply with redistricting criteria and allowable population deviation. Maps referenced in the report are; Map 3B City of San Rafael 2018 Districting, Map A Existing Districts, Map B Canal Community of Interest, and Map C Minimal Change Map.
For information on County redistricting, visit redistrictmarin.org.
Read MoreOctober 26 is the second public hearing for Marin County’s redistricting process and a second opportunity to share your thoughts about what to consider when evaluating supervisorial boundaries. A recording of the first public hearing is available to view on the Redistrict Marin website.
Meeting staff report: Current adjusted population allocated to districts, public testimony recieved to date.
Read MoreCA Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) is currently holding Community of Interest (COI) input meetings and CRC would really appreciate it if you could join them and share this info with your networks.
These are meetings where people can share their input on how they want lines drawn for Congressional districts, Senate districts, State Assembly districts and Board of Equalization districts.
Currently meetings are digital. There's a meeting this Saturday June 19, starting at 9 a.m. For Zone C (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano counties)
Future meetings scheduled:
Read MoreThe County of Marin is on its way to initiating the redistricting process. At its May 15 meeting staff provides an initial overview of what to expect in the coming months.
Read MoreLate census data means just weeks to consider boundary adjustments
San Rafael, CA – Later this year, the boundaries between Marin County’s five supervisorial districts will be reviewed to assure relatively equal population distribution according to 2020 U.S. Census data, as well as compliance with the Voting Rights Act and state requirements.
The current supervisorial district boundaries in Marin were drawn in 2011 following results of the 2010 U.S. Census. A new map must be submitted to the state by the end of 2021 based on 2020 census figures.
The County of Marin plans to embark on its redistricting process May 25 with a 1:30 p.m. session of the Marin County Board of Supervisors. An outreach campaign will include four public hearings and public outreach in multiple languages. A public website is in development. …
Read More“We are excited to announce the availability of the COI tool in these three additional languages. Each additional language allows us to engage more Californians in the redistricting process that might not have otherwise participated,” stated Chair Jane Andersen. “More participation with the COI tool will result in more representation in the district maps. We are working diligently with the Statewide Database to translate the tool into nine additional languages and looking into the possibility of adding languages beyond that to engage more of California’s diverse communities.”
Read MoreCommittee Members: Ann Wakeley, Linda Deer, Kevin Hagerty, Doug Cooper, Robin Dietrich, Jackie Dagg, Scott McKown, Greg Brockbank, Mary Caruso, Dee Dee Butori. Jan King, Gloria Elizabeth
Links provide background for Agenda items.
o County of Marin
o Novato
o San Rafael
o College of Marin
o County office of Education
· Next Meeting – Monday, March 15, 3PM
Read MoreThursday February 11, 2021 Frp, 1-2PM Eastern Time
Redistricting will help determine who holds office in the next decade. But, how can we ensure those in charge of it act in accordance with the public interest, rather than using the drawing of new voting maps as an opportunity to maximize their own personal gain?
Read MoreBackground for February 15, 2021 Local Redistricting Committee meeting. An initial listing of what we want to know about how jurisdictions will be handling their redistricting.
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