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. […]
Section 23002.
23002. (a) This section applies to advisory redistricting commissions. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the local jurisdiction may prescribe the manner in which members are appointed to the commission. (c) A person who is an elected official of the local jurisdiction, or a family member, staff member, or paid campaign staff of an elected official of the local […]
Section 21621.
21621. (a) Following a city’s decision to elect its council using district-based elections, or following each federal decennial census for a city whose council is already elected using district-based elections, the council shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt boundaries for all of the council districts of the city so that the council districts shall be substantially […]
Section 23003.
23003. (a) This section applies to hybrid redistricting commissions and independent redistricting commissions. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the local jurisdiction may prescribe the manner in which members are appointed to the commission, provided that the jurisdiction uses an application process open to all eligible residents and provided that the commissioners are not directly appointed by the […]
Section 21622.
21622. (a) (1) For redistricting occurring in 2031 and thereafter, the boundaries of the council districts shall be adopted by the council not later than 205 days before the city’s next regular election occurring after January 1 in each year ending in the number two. (2) For redistricting occurring before 2031 and where a city has a regular […]
Section 23004.
23004. A local jurisdiction, except for a county, may contract with a county in which the local jurisdiction is partially or wholly located that has established an independent redistricting commission to have that commission adopt the local jurisdiction’s election district boundaries. The county independent redistricting commission shall hold at least three public hearings in the […]
Section 21623.
21623. (a) If the boundaries of a city expand by the addition of new territory, including through annexation of unincorporated territory or consolidation with another city, the council shall add that new territory to the nearest existing council district without changing the boundaries of other council district boundaries. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the council may adopt new […]
Section 21625.
21625. (a) After redistricting or districting pursuant to Section 21621 or 21623, a council shall not adopt new council district boundaries until after the next federal decennial census, except under the following circumstances: (1) A court orders the council to redistrict. (2) The council is settling a legal claim that its council district boundaries violate the United States […]
Section 21626.
21626. (a) The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the council member was elected. (b) At the first election for council members in each city following adoption of the […]
Section 21627.
21627. Before adopting the boundaries of a council district pursuant to Section 21621 or 21623, or for any other reason, the council shall hold public hearings on the proposal in accordance with Section 21627.1. This section does not apply when a city transitions from at-large to district-based elections. (Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. […]