Citizens Redistricting Commission

The Citizens Redistricting Commission is the redistricting organization for the state of California. It is responsible for determining the boundaries for the Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts in the state. The 14-member commission consists of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four commissioners from neither major party. The commission was authorized following the passage of California Proposition 11 by voters in November 2008.^[1] The commissioners were selected in November and December 2010 and are required to complete the new maps by August 15, 2011.^[2]

Following the 2010 passage of California Proposition 20, the Commission was also assigned the responsibility of redrawing the state's U.S.congressional district boundaries in response to the congressional apportionment necessitated by the 2010 United States Census. The Commission has faced opposition from politicians because “many safe seats in the Legislature could suddenly become competitive.”^[3]

Membership

The commissioners are:^[2]

Democrats

• Gabino Aguirre
• Angelo Ancheta
• Maria Blanco
• Cynthia Dai
• Jeanne Raya

Republicans

• Vincent Barraba
• Jodie Filkins Webber
• Lilbert “Gil” R. Ontai
• Michael Ward
• Peter Yao

Other

• Michelle R. DiGuilio
• Stanley Forbes
• Connie Galambos Malloy
• M. Andre Parvenu

Daniel Claypool is the commission's executive director.^[4]

The California State Controller collected nearly 5,000 completed applications for the commission. A three-member panel of auditors reviewed the applications and conducted interviews to establish a pool of 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and 20 applicants from neither major party. The California Assembly Speaker, the California Senate President Pro Tempore, and the minority party leaders in the Assembly and the Senate, as authorized by the law, jointly reduced the pools to 12 members in each pool. The State Auditor then randomly drew three Democrats, three Republicans, and two applicants from neither major party to become commissioners. Finally, these first eight commissioners selected six commissioners from the remaining applicants in the pools.^[5]

See also

• Redistricting

References

1. ^ John Wildermuth (2008-11-27). "Redistricting victory a big win for governor". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/MNU614D110.DTL. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Citizens Redistricting Commission (2011). "We Draw the Lines". http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
3. ^ Evan Halper and Richard Simon (2011-06-11). "District maps draw a new political landscape". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-new-maps-20110611,0,739110.story. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
4. ^ Jim Sanders (January 14, 2011). "Redistricting panel loses member, gains executive director". Sacramento Bee. http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/01/redistricting-panel-loses-memb.html. Retrieved January 14, 2011. 
5. ^ Citizens Redistricting Commission (2011). "Selection Process - We Draw the Lines". http://www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov/selection.html. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 

External links

• Commission Website