Click here to view the video of the March 17 presentation. 

The "one person, one vote" doctrine requires electoral districts to be apportioned according to population - making each district roughly equal in population. To accomplish this, every ten years we redraw the district lines on our public offices using data gleaned from the Census. This effort is now being completed all over the U.S., and Contra Costa County is no exception. California laws provide for a non-partisan commission to take on Congressional districts, plus state Senate and Assembly districts. Other jurisdictions like the County Board of Supervisors, cities, other public agencies and school doards must make plans to redistrict themselves.

How were these efforts managed?  Were citizens invited to participate in their own representation? What are Communities of Interest? Were Communities of Interest held together or diluted? What did agencies that "redistricted themselves" do to keep from giving preferential treatment to incumbents?

Join us to learn from a panel of experts moderated by Gail Murray, former BART Board Director.  Panelists include St. Mary's College Politics Professor Stephen Woolpert; Helen Hutchison, past President LWV California;  Russell Yee, President of the California Electoral  Commission; and Kristin Nimmers, Policies and Campaign Manager for the California Black Census and Redistricting Hub.

We'll learn how the process worked at the Electoral Commission, the standards they used to measure representation, and the results for California and for our local county. What worked well? What should we know to prepare for the next redistricting challenge? This is an opportunity to get all your questions answered.

Click here to register for the Zoom webinar. Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program.

Contra Costa County Library YouTube channel

Our earlier discussion on Redistricting is available on the LWVDV YoutTube channel.

The COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS program is a partnership of the League of Women Voters Diablo Valley, the League of Women Voters West Contra Costa County, and the Contra Costa County Library.