Section 21628.
21628. (a) The council shall take steps to encourage residents, including those in underrepresented communities and non-English speaking communities, to participate in the redistricting public review process. These steps shall include a good faith effort to do all of the following: (1) Providing information to media organizations that provide city news coverage, including media organizations that serve […]
Section 21629.
21629. (a) If the council does not adopt council district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in Section 21622, the council shall immediately petition the superior court in the county in which the city is located for an order adopting council district boundaries. If the council does not petition the superior court within five days after […]
Section 21630.
21630. If a council assigns the responsibility to recommend or to adopt new district boundaries to a hybrid or independent redistricting commission as defined in Section 23000, the charter city remains subject to the redistricting deadlines, requirements, and restrictions that apply to the council under this article, unless otherwise exempted by law. A redistricting commission […]
Section 22000.
22000. (a) Each district required by its authorizing act to adjust division boundaries pursuant to this section shall, by resolution, after each federal decennial census, and using that census as a basis, adjust the boundaries of any divisions so that the divisions are, as far as practicable, equal in population and in compliance with Section 10301 […]
Section 22001.
22001. Before adjusting the boundaries of a division pursuant to Section 22000 or for any other reason, the governing body of the district shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposal to adjust the boundaries of the division prior to the public hearing at which the governing body votes to approve or defeat […]
Section 22002.
22002. For purposes of this chapter, the date of adoption of a resolution adjusting division boundaries is the date of passage of the resolution by the board. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 320, Sec. 6. (SB 594) Effective September 27, 2021.)
Section 23000.
23000. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advisory redistricting commission” means a body that recommends to a legislative body placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body. (b) “Family member” means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or in-law. (c) “Hybrid redistricting commission” means a body that recommends to a legislative […]
Section 21609.
21609. (a) If the council does not adopt council district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in Section 21602, the council shall immediately petition the superior court in the county in which the city is located for an order adopting council district boundaries. If the council does not petition the superior court within five days after […]
Section 23001.
23001. A local jurisdiction may establish by resolution, ordinance, or charter amendment an independent redistricting commission, a hybrid redistricting commission, or an advisory redistricting commission composed of residents of the local jurisdiction to change the legislative body’s district boundaries or to recommend to the legislative body changes to those district boundaries. (Amended by Stats. 2018, […]
Section 21620.
21620. (a) This article applies to a charter city that elects members of the city’s legislative body by districts or from districts, as defined in Section 34871 of the Government Code. (b) This article shall not be interpreted to limit the discretionary remedial authority of any federal or state court. (Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. […]