Section 21565.
21565. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to hold […]
Section 21570.
21570. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern. (b) “Commission” means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Kern established pursuant to Section 21572. (c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling. (Added by Stats. 2022, […]
Section 21571.
21571. There is, in the County of Kern, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the year in which the decennial federal census is taken, the commission shall adjust the boundary lines of the supervisorial districts of the board in accordance with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 411, Sec. 1. (AB 2494) […]
Section 21572.
21572. (a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter. (b) The selection process is designed to produce a commission that is independent from the influence of the board and reasonably representative of the county’s diversity. (c) The commission shall consist of 14 members. The […]
Section 21573.
21573. (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process. (b) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission. (c) Nine members of the commission shall constitute […]
Section 21574.
21574. (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 […]
Section 21575.
21575. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to hold […]
Section 21600.
21600. (a) This article applies to a general law 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, […]
Section 21601.
21601. (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 21602.
21602. (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 […]