Politics & Government
Local Voting Districts Are Changing: What Does That Mean for You?
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission releases a draft plan Friday with new state electoral districts that might mean significant changes for those representing Westwood and Century City in the state Senate and Assembly and U.S. Congress.
After two years of work, the 14-member California Citizens Redistricting Commission released draft plans Friday for new congressional and state districts for the entire state.
The plans show new boundaries for California's 53 congressional districts, 40 state Senate districts and 80 state Assembly districts, as well as districts for the state Board of Equalization, which handles taxation issues.
You can click on the PDFs to the right to see maps of the proposed new districts, even though specific information on streets and neighborhoods has not been released.
What This May Mean for Me
It means you could find yourself part of a new congressional or state district. And it means you could find yourself suddenly part of the majority (or minority) politically. Because these are only draft plans it's not clear whether the new districts would result in new elections for legislators who no longer live in the districts they represent (possible in a couple situations for Westwood/Century City, according to an analysis by the Redistricting Partners website).
You can read more about the redistricting process, the commission and the criteria used for the new districts in our article here.
