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                                                                  SB 802
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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SB 802 (Elections Committee)
          As Amended  September 12, 2001
          2/3 vote. Urgency

           SENATE VOTE  :   (Vote not relevant)
            
           ELECTIONS           (June 19, 2001)                             
                    (vote not relevant)

           SUMMARY  :  Provides specified boundaries for state Assembly and  
          Board of Equalization districts (BOE).

           EXISTING LAW  requires:

          1)The Legislature to adjust the boundary lines of the  
            Senatorial, Assembly, Congressional, and BOE districts in the  
            year following the year in which the national census is taken.

          2)The adjustment of district boundary lines to conform with the  
            following standards:

             a)   Each member of the Senate, Assembly, Congress, and BOE  
               shall be elected from a single-member district;

             b)   The population of all districts of a particular type  
               shall be reasonably equal;

             c)   Every district shall be contiguous;

             d)   Districts of each type shall be numbered consecutively  
               commencing at the northern boundary of the state and ending  
               at the southern boundary; and, 

             e)   The geographical integrity of any city, county, or city  
               and county, or of any geographical region shall be  
               respected to the extent possible without violating the  
               requirements of any other subdivision of this section.

          3)Appropriate committees of the Legislature to prepare detailed  
            maps of district boundaries no later than 90 days after  
            enactment of any redistricting plan.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown









                                                                  SB 802
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           COMMENTS  :  This bill is the designated legislative vehicle for  
          the decennial adjustment of state Assembly and BOE boundaries.   
          The new boundaries account for population shifts reflected in  
          the 2000 census, adhere to established legal precedents, and  
          incorporate recommendations offered by the public to the  
          Assembly Elections Committee at ten days of public hearings and  
          via phone, mail, and electronic mail.  


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Willie Guerrero / E., R. & C. A. /  
          (916) 319-2094
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