KCBX's Benjamin Purper reports. For part two of our three-part series on redistricting on the Central Coast, we’re looking at how the process works in the City and County of Santa Barbara. Redistricting is the process of redrawing district boundaries for things like House of Representatives seats, supervisorial districts, cities and more. It affects how and where we vote, and who we vote for. Santa Barbara City and County both have independent redistricting commissions made up of citizens — or sometimes, judges. They get input from the public before drawing maps, independent of elected leaders who might want the maps drawn to benefit them.