California Elections Code

§ 21524

ELEC § 21524 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 21 · Ch. 6.2

Statute text

(a)The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a mapping process using the following criteria as set forth in the following order of priority:

(1)(A) Districts shall comply with the United States Constitution and each district shall have a reasonably equal population with other districts for the board, except where deviation is required to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.) or allowable by law.

(B)Population equality shall be based on the total population of residents of the county as determined by the most recent federal decennial census for which the redistricting data described in Public Law 94-171 are available.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 450, Sec. 1. (SB 977) Effective January 1, 2025.