County Redistricting Ordinance Tentatively Approved

The Board of Supervisors Tuesday tentatively passed a redistricting ordinance which adjusts the boundaries of its five districts.

The measure was unanimously approved on first reading. A final vote is expected in two weeks. The proposed ordinance includes an adjustment which places all of Barrio Logan in District 1, currently represented by Supervisor Greg Cox. The map originally had the community split between two districts.

Legislative districts are redrawn every 10 years based on updated census data, and they have to satisfy a number of legal requirements.

"All in all, we have a map that is certainly in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965,'' Cox said. "It's one that reaches, I think, a good balance for each of the supervisorial districts.''

The map has five districts each with a population ranging from 608,340 to 627,639.

The ordinance, once approved, will authorize the Registrar of Voters to
prepare maps and election files for the June 5, 2012, primary and notify registered voters whose districts have changed.

To see a map of the districts and read about the process that has led up to the new ordinance, click here to go to the county redistricting website.

City News Service contributed to this report.