Redistricting: State's Citizens Redistricting Commission's Outreach Announcement for County of Los Angeles

The Citizens Redistricting Commission plan to begin public hearings to draw the district lines for for Los Angeles County. Overseeing this public hearings are Commissioners Derric Taylor and Isra Ahmad. They hope to obtain maximum participation from their jurisdiction and they look to fulfill that outreach mission in the upcoming months and seek collaboration with community members and partners.

California Citizens Redistricting Commission is a statewide body consisting of 14-members that was created to draw the district lines for State Senate, State Assembly, Board of Equalization as well as Congressional boundary lines.

Maximum participation comes in the form of public input where community members can state their views on redistricting matters. Public input can be provided in a variety of ways that can aid the Commission with its redistricting decisions making those decisions collaborative as intended. Ultimately, public input translates into fair representation for community members the very basis of our democracy.

Fair Representation is the purpose of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and the desired result.

Redistricting is the process by which new congressional, state legislative, and other district boundaries are drawn. Each of the nation's 435 U.S. Representatives and 7,383 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity.