Attorney General No.
07-0083
Secretary of State No.
1314
Description
Amends process for redistricting California’s Legislature, Board of Equalization, and U.S. House of Representative districts. Establishes Citizens Redistricting Commission comprised of 11 qualified registered voters formed by the Secretary of State pursuant to detailed selection process. Requires Commission to submit redistricting plan, consistent with specified criteria, after each national census. Requires Commission to hold public hearings and receive public input before finalizing the redistricting plan. Requires legal challenges to be made within 45 days of certification of plan. Subjects adopted plan to challenge by referendum. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential reduction in redistricting expenses of a few hundred thousand dollars every ten years. (Initiative 07-0083.) (Full Text)
Proponents
Edward J. "Ted" Costa
Date
1-4-2008
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
REDISTRICTING. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. California Initiative 1314 (2008).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1508