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Redistricting Commission announces pre-mapping public hearing schedule

San Diego – The County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission is seeking public input on redistricting, including communities of interest, at virtual and in-person public hearings across all five San Diego County supervisorial districts which started Aug. 12.

Redistricting takes place every 10 years after the federal census. District boundaries for federal, state and local elected offices are redrawn to reflect new data and shifting populations. The County of San Diego IRC is tasked with redrawing the district boundaries for each of the County’s five supervisorial districts so that each has roughly equivalent populations, to the extent practicable.

During the first phase of redistricting, pre-mapping public hearings are held to allow San Diego County residents the opportunity to share information about their neighborhoods and communities to identify communities of interest, a population that shares common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of effective and fair representation.

District lines can shape a community’s ability to elect the representative of its choice, so gathering public input is an important component of the redistricting process.

Pre-mapping public hearing dates and locations include:

• Thursday, Sept. 2 at 6: p.m. at Escondido Chamber of Commerce (720 N Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)

• Saturday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m .: Location TBA

• Thursday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Vista Civic Center (200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, CA 92084)

Note: All dates will include a virtual, by phone, and in-person option for the public to participate.

Following the pre-mapping public hearings, the next phase of the redistricting process will take place following the release of the official redistricting data based on the 2020 Census data, expected in mid September. After receiving the official data base, the IRC will begin drawing new supervisorial district lines. The IRC will hold a minimum of two public hearings during this phase before adopting a final map with revised boundaries for the five supervisorial districts by Dec. 15, under the current statutory timeline.

Visit http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/redistricting to learn more about redistricting, to find your current district, to find virtual meeting information for these public hearings and other IRC meetings, to provide comments in advance of the hearings, to request to speak to the IRC at a meeting, and to identify or draw your Community of Interest with the IRC Community Builder Tool.

To request live language interpretation of the IRC public hearings, individuals should call 858-277-2822 or send an email to [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

The County of San Diego continues to follow and implement all California Department of Public Health guidelines. The County is also following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that recommends everyone wear a face covering in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.

 

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