Community Meeting on City Redistricting in Berkeley

The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville invites the public to a community meeting to learn about the City’s upcoming redistricting process. 

Redistricting is the redrawing of City Council district boundaries every ten years to ensure that districts are balanced with the same number of residents. This process applies only to City Council districts and is not part of the state redistricting process for congressional and state legislative districts. 

According to the 2010 Census, Berkeley’s population is 112,580, an increase of almost 10,000 people from the 2000 Census. The population shifts within each Council district require revisions to City Council district boundaries to ensure equal representation of residents.

The public is a critical part of the redistricting process. The League of Women Voters will be moderating this meeting to introduce the community to the purpose of redistricting, the City Charter’s criteria for Council districts, and the timeline and process.

If you wish to submit a redistricting plan: On July 11, redistricting packets will be made available on this website and at the City Clerk’s office. Plans must be submitted by September 16.

Redistricting Timeline
Visit this page for a list of Council meetings, public hearings and deadlines.

Documents
June 14, 2011 Report to Council (note: The timeline has been revised. Please refer to the Redistricting Timeline webpage for the Council-approved schedule of deadlines and meetings)

For more information about this process, visit www.CityofBerkeley.info/redistricting.

Cost: free

Contact: Mary Kay Clunies-Ross

Telephone: 510-981-7008

Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany & Emeryville and City of Berkeley staff

About the League: The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grass roots organization, that acts on selected governmental issues. It promotes political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. Membership is open to men and women, 18 years old and over. For further information, visit www.lwvbae.org