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, […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
