CalChamber Urges Businesses to Comment on Redrawing of State’s Political Districts

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The commission has planned three rounds of statewide hearings to obtain community input before it releases draft maps of political districts on June 10.

The most important decision the commission will make will be prioritizing the sometimes competing requirements set out in state and federal law for how the districts should be drawn. The community’s testimony will help inform the commission’s decisions.

Hearing Process

The first round of hearings covers Assembly, Senate, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts. The second round of hearings will take place between June 16 and July 1.

A revised set of maps is to be released on July 7, and the final proposed maps will be released on July 28. The commission must vote on the maps no later than August 15 and make the maps available for public review for 14 days before the final vote.

Schedule

The first three hearings were held April 9, 10 and 13 in Redding, Marysville and San Luis Obispo. The remaining meetings for April are:

April 16 – Hanford;
April 27 – Merced;
April 27 – Long Beach;
April 28 – Los Angeles;
April 29 – San Gabriel Valley; and
April 30 – San Fernando.

More Information

Additional dates and locations, a fact sheet and tips on preparing testimony are available at www.calchamber.com/redistricting.