California Common Cause has worked to bring independent, community-led redistricting to jurisdictions across California. We sponsored legislation that allowed cities and counties to adopt their own independent redistricting commission, established standardized redistricting criteria to keep communities together, and expanded community access and participation in the redistricting process. With the redistricting cycle underway in California, we are developing resources to educate community groups, local jurisdictions, and members of the public about the process, including overviews of requirements & best practices and materials to help engage communities in their local redistricting process. This page will be updated over the course of 2021 with materials from Common Cause and our partners to support you and your engagement in the redistricting process.
Contact RedistrictingCA@commoncause.org for more redistricting information.
Please note: Local redistricting timelines in California may be adjusted by further legislation in response to the Census Bureau’s announcement of its updated Census data delivery schedule.
Redistricting Materials Made By California Common Cause
Redistricting Materials From Our Partners
Other Helpful Resources for Local Redistricting
How-to: Setting up Language interpretation in meetings and webinars on Zoom
Redistricting Workshop: Mapping, Demographics, & the Law (April 6, 2021)
Redistricting Workshop for Cities & Counties (January 28, 2021)
View the workshop recording on YouTube
Speaker Presentation Slides
Kathay Feng, Common Cause: Redistricting 101
Nicolas Heidorn, Senate Elections Committee: Hearing and Outreach Requirements
Jonathan Mehta Stein, California Common Cause: Engaging the Public in Redistricting
Randi Johl, City of Temecula: A Practitioner’s Lens to Public Outreach
Karin MacDonald, California Statewide Database: Mapping Technology and Tools
Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School: The Voting Rights Act and Other Redistricting Criteria