California voters gave themselves the power to redraw legislative lines in the state when they passed Proposition 11 in 2008. Citizens can apply, through February 12, to serve on a commission whose job it will be to redistrict California. But there’s growing concern that the commission isn’t attracting ethnically diverse applicants.
- More: We Draw the Lines – apply for the commission and learn more at WeDrawtheLines.ca.org, the state auditor’s website
- More: The Statewide Database – more about California’s redistricting database at SWDB.Berkeley.edu