LWVC Redistricting Resources
Local League Redistricting Litigation Quick Reference Guide
We have prepared this brief startup guide with some instructions and resources to help your League navigate legal challenges to maps in your area.
Redistricting FAQ
You can read our FAQ about redistricting in 
this one pager (published November 2020). For example:
What is redistricting?
Redistricting is the process where district lines are redrawn within a state. This includes drawing districts for Congress, State Board of Equalization, State Senate, State Assembly, county boards of supervisors, city councils, school boards, and special district boards.
Read more in the Redistricting One Pager.
Redistricting Toolkit
Local Redistricting Toolkit (published March 2020, updated December 2020) - We have prepared a guide to local redistricting for all Californians. It includes information about the rules and the timeline for redistricting, as well as how to be engage members of the public in the process. Get the toolkit!
Redistricting Training - Get Caught Up With a Recording
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Watch the recording from Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Redistricting Interest Group
Sign up for the LWVC Redistricting Interest Group. This is the place to share your good ideas and get your questions answered.
Redistricting Resource List
An extensive list of resources for local Leagues and League members to use in educating and advocating on redistricting.
Additional Resources
LWVUS People Powered Fair Maps Campaign
In 2019, LWVUS launched the People Powered Fair Maps Campaign to create fair and transparent, people-powered redistricting processes that eliminate partisan and racial gerrymandering nationwide. Learn more about the campaign and how your League can get involved on the LWVUS site.
Redistricting Fundamentals: A General Redistricting Guide
Prepared by Common Cause, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and State Voices in collaboration with a large coalition of stakeholders, this guide provides a general yet comprehensive overview of redistricting, its many steps, and best practices. You can download Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, or Vietnamese versions from this Dropbox folder. Please reach out to sjorgensen [at] lwvc.org to get an editable version that you can customize and to which you can add local content.
