Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: President David Canepa, District 5
Vice-President Don Horsley, District 3
Subject: Presentation on Supervisorial Redistricting Requirements and Discuss and/or Act Regarding Establishment of Redistricting Process
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept presentation on Supervisorial redistricting requirements and discuss and/or act regarding establishment of the County's redistricting process.
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BACKGROUND:
The Board established the County's current Supervisorial districts in November 2013. To assist with the district-drawing process, the Board elected to form an advisory committee, the San Mateo County Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Committee, which consisted of two Board members (Supervisor Slocum and then-Supervisor Tissier), two elected city representatives (one from Daly City and one from East Palo Alto), and five public members, one from each Supervisorial district. The Committee held 10 public meetings, two in each district, before recommending three draft maps to the Board.
In prior cycles, the Board performed the redistricting processes itself, which has historically been the most common method around the State.
The Board must ensure the Supervisorial districts remain substantially equal in population based data from the 2020 federal census. (Elec. Code, ? 21500(a)). Staff requires guidance from the Board as to the type of redistricting process it would like to utilize.
DISCUSSION:
A. State Law Imposes New Requirements in Drawing District Boundaries.
District boundaries must comply with the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Elec. Code, ? 21500(b)), plus new state law requirements added since 2013 (see Assem. Bills 849, 1276 (2019-2020), (2020-2021)).
District boundaries cannot be adopted for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against a political party (El...
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