Redistricting in California | Best Best & Krieger LLP
What Public Agencies Must Know Ahead of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Data Release After each decennial U.S. census, local public agencies with officers elected by or from geographical districts, divisions or wards must “redistrict.” This requires review of the recent Census population data and, if necessary, adjustment of voting area boundaries to keep them as nearly equal in population as possible, allowing for certain variances due to geography, topography, communities of interest, etc., all as required in federal and California law. While some agencies have elected officers by or from d...
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