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Status  CA AB764

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 30 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-07-13 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending:Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 14 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text:Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

 

Status CA AB1248

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 30 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-07-13 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending:Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 14 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text:Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Dear Friend,

Redistricting, the process of redrawing election district boundaries every ten years to ensure that districts have equal population, is crucial to our democracy. AB 764 (Bryan)  and AB 1248 (Bryan & Allen) would help ensure that local jurisdictions adopt electoral maps that result in fair representation for all Californians. 

 Tell your Assemblymember to vote YES on AB 764 and AB 1248!

AB 764 would strengthen the FAIR MAPS Act (FMA), which prohibits partisan gerrymandering  in cities and counties and sets standardized redistricting criteria to ensure neighborhoods and diverse communities are kept intact. Specifically AB 764 would:

• Prohibit incumbency protection in the redistricting process.
• Increase transparency and public engagement.
• Expand  provisions of the FMA to include educational and special districts.
• Create a clear legal process for bringing claims alleging violations of the FMA.

 

AB 1248 would require that the state’s larger cities, counties, and educational districts establish independent redistricting commissions (IRCs). Voters and communities should choose their elected representatives, rather than elected officials choosing their voters. IRCs are one tool to ensure that the redistricting process respects and fairly represents communities, neighborhoods, and shared interests.

 

LWVC is co-sponsoring these bills because we know that every Californian’s voice should be heard when determining our communities’ futures. How districts are drawn has the power to determine, for the next decade, whether communities and neighborhoods’ shared interests will be fairly represented at varying levels of government.Tell your Assemblymember now to vote yes on AB 746 and AB 1248–ensuring fair representation for all.

Sincerely,