SB 1108, as introduced, Allen. Elections: state and local reapportionment.
Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors to appoint a committee, composed of county residents, to study the matter of changing the boundaries of its supervisorial districts. Existing law directs a committee created pursuant to that provision to report its findings to the board of supervisors, as specified, and it expressly states that recommendations of the committee are advisory only. Existing law similarly authorizes a city council to appoint a committee, composed of city residents, to study the matter of changing the boundaries of its council districts, directs a committee so created to report its findings to the city council, and expressly states that recommendations of the committee are advisory only.
This bill would delete those provisions and instead authorize a county or city to establish a commission, composed of residents of the county or city, to either change the boundaries of the districts or recommend to the governing body changes to the boundaries of the districts. The bill would also require a commission so created to report to the governing body its findings on the need for changes to the boundaries, and its adopted or recommended changes, as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 21505 of the Elections Code is repealed.
The board may appoint a committee composed of
3residents of the county to study the matter of changing the
4boundaries of the supervisorial districts. The committee shall make
5its report to the board of its findings on the need for change of
6boundaries, and the recommended changes, within six months
7after the final population figures determined in each federal
8decennial census have been released, but in any event not later
9than August 1st of the year following the year in which the census
10is taken. Recommendations of the committee are advisory only.
Section 21505 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
A county may establish a commission composed of
13county residents to change the boundaries of the supervisorial
14districts or to recommend to the board changes to the boundaries
15of the supervisorial districts. The commission shall submit a report
16to the board of its findings on the need for changes to the
17boundaries, and its adopted or recommended changes, within six
18months after the final population figures determined in each federal
19decennial census have been released, but in any event not later
20than August 1st of the year following the year in which the census
21is taken.
Section 21605 of the Elections Code is repealed.
The council may appoint a committee composed of
24residents of the city to study the matter of changing the boundaries
25of the council districts. The committee shall make its report to the
26council of its findings on the need for change of boundaries, and
27the recommended changes by the first day of August of the year
28following the year in which the decennial federal census is taken.
29Recommendations of the committee are advisory only.
Section 21605 is added to the Government Code, to
31read:
A city may establish a commission composed of city
33residents to change the boundaries of the council districts or to
34recommend to the council changes to the boundaries of the council
35districts. The commission shall submit a report to the council of
36its findings on the need for changes to the boundaries, and its
37adopted or recommended changes, within six months after the
38final population figures determined in each federal decennial census
P3 1have been released, but in any event not later than August 1st of
2the year following the year in which the census is taken.
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