California Elections Code

§ 21150

ELEC § 21150 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 21 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)Before a districting body adopts new election district boundaries, including when a local jurisdiction redistricts following the federal decennial census or between federal decennial censuses, but not including when a legislative body transitions from being elected at-large to elected by districts or from districts, the local jurisdiction shall hold at least one workshop before the districting body draws a draft map or maps of the proposed election district boundaries and the districting body shall hold public hearings, as specified by this section, at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of one or more neighborhoods, communities of interest, or election districts.

(b)For purposes of this chapter, a workshop is a standalone meeting which is conducted by either a local jurisdiction’s staff, a consultant hired by the local jurisdiction, or by one or more members of the districting body but fewer than a majority of the members of the districting body. At each workshop, the local jurisdiction shall provide the public with information on the redistricting process, information on how the public may provide public comment, and instructions on how to use an online mapping tool to create draft maps or community of interest maps, if applicable. Local jurisdictions may, and are encouraged to, assist the public in drawing and submitting draft maps at the workshop. All submitted draft maps and an oral summary that characterizes the number and nature of the public comments received at the workshop concerning the proposed boundaries of a neighborhood, community of interest, or election district shall be presented to the districting body at the next public hearing.

(c)This subdivision applies to special districts and small education districts.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 14. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.