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Some view majority-minority districts as a way to dilute the voting power of minorities and analogous to racial segregation; others favor majority-minority districts as ways to effectively ensure the election of minorities to legislative bodies, including the House of Representatives.
California's 38th congressional district, 2003-2013. After the 2000 census, the California State Legislature was obliged to complete redistricting [a] for House of Representatives districts (in accordance with Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution) as well as California State Assembly and California State Senate districts.
California is divided into 52 Congressional districts. Each district elects a representative to serve in the United States House of Representatives as part of the California's congressional delegation. California's current districts were drawn in 2021 by a California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 16th congressional district is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It encompasses the west coast and interior of San Mateo County, and the western border of Santa Clara County. San Mateo County is split between this district and the 15th district. They are partitioned by the San Francisquito Creek ...
Potential voters such as Lopez are crucial to the outcome of two congressional elections in the Central Valley, California’s 450-mile-long agricultural center. The elections are considered ...
California's 8th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco since January 3, 1993, when she was redistricted from the 5th district. Race ranking and details from CQ Politics; Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets; Race profile at The New York Times
Maps for the state legislative districts passed with a 13–1 vote, and for Congressional districts with a 12–2 vote. [ 4 ] In response to a series of legal challenges, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously three times in favor of the commission's maps, finding them in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and California Constitution .
The UCLA Voting Rights Project has served the Pasco-based public utility district with a notice, saying that county-wide elections for PUD commissioners do not give Latino voters the opportunity ...