California Common Cause is working to bring independent, community-led redistricting to jurisdictions across California. We sponsored legislation that allows cities and counties to adopt their own independent redistricting commissions; 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:
- Redistricting Materials to Help Guide Communities to Engage in their Local Redistricting Process
- Redistricting Materials From Our Partners
- Other Helpful Resources for Local Redistricting
- Examples of Public Input and Community Testimony
- Recorded Community Presentations and Workshops: Mapping, Demographics, & the Law (April 6, 2021)
- Redistricting Workshop: Local Redistricting Train-the-Trainer For Community Based Organizations (July 13, 2021)
- Recorded Redistricting Workshop for Cities & Counties (January 28, 2021)
- Informational Redistricting Slide Decks
Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often as it will be updated over the course of 2021 with materials from Common Cause and our partners to support you and your community’s engagement in the redistricting process!
Additionally, you can visit localredistricting.org for resources and guidance on setting up a redistricting commission under “Research and Resources”.
If you have any questions or would like to request assistance, please contact the California Common Cause team at RedistrictingCA@commoncause.org.
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
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Recursos en Español
Redistricting Materials From Our Partners
NEW RESOURCE added on July 1: Best Practices for Outreach to AAPI and Limited-English-Proficient Communities in Local Redistricting, created by Asian Americans Advancing Justice California (2021)
Other Helpful Resources for Local Redistricting
How-to: Setting up Language interpretation in meetings and webinars on Zoom
Examples of Public Input
Redistricting Workshop: Mapping, Demographics, & the Law (April 6, 2021)
Redistricting Workshop: Local Redistricting Train-the-Trainer For Community Based Organizations (July 13, 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