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CA Elec Code § 21503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21503.

21503.  (a) After redistricting or districting pursuant to Section 21500, a board shall not adopt new supervisorial district boundaries until after the next federal decennial census, except under the following circumstances:(1) A court orders the board to redistrict.(2) The board is settling a legal claim that its supervisorial district boundaries violate the United States Constitution, the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.), or this chapter.(3) The boundaries of the county change by the addition or subtraction of territory.(b) This section does not prohibit a board from adopting supervisorial districts between federal decennial censuses if the board is adopting supervisorial districts for the first time, including when a board adopts supervisorial districts for the purpose of transitioning from electing its supervisors in at-large elections to elections by districts or from districts.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 557, Sec. 7. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 21506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21506.

21506.  (a) The term of office of any supervisor who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the supervisor was elected.(b) At the first election for county supervisors in each county following adoption of the boundaries of supervisorial districts, excluding a special election to fill a vacancy or a recall election, a supervisor shall be elected for each district under the new district plan that has the same district number as a district whose incumbent’s term is due to expire. This subdivision does not apply when a county transitions from at-large to district-based elections.(c) For a county employing both a primary and a general election, a change in the boundaries of a supervisorial district shall not be made between the direct primary election and the general election.(d) Except as provided in subdivision (a), a person is not eligible to hold office as a member of a board of supervisors unless that person meets the requirements of Section 201 of the Elections Code and Section 24001 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. 4. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 21507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21507.

21507.  Before adopting the boundaries of a district pursuant to Section 21501 or 21503, or for any other reason, the board shall hold public hearings on the proposal in accordance with Section 21507.1. This section does not apply when a county transitions from at-large to district-based elections.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. 5. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 21507.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21507.1.

21507.1.  (a) Before adopting a final map, the board shall hold at least four public hearings at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of one or more supervisorial districts.(1) At least one public hearing shall be held before the board draws a draft map or maps of the proposed supervisorial district boundaries.(2) At least two public hearings shall be held after the board has drawn a draft map or maps of the proposed supervisorial district boundaries. (b) At least one public hearing or public workshop shall be held on a Saturday, on a Sunday, or after 6 p.m. on a weekday Monday through Friday.(c) Public hearing buildings shall be accessible to persons with disabilities.(d) If a public hearing is consolidated with a regular or special meeting of the board that includes other substantive agenda items, the public hearing shall begin at a fixed time regardless of its order on the agenda, except that the board may first conclude any item being discussed or acted upon, including any associated public comment, when that time occurs. The time of the public hearing shall be noticed to the public.(e) The board may have county staff or a consultant conduct one or more public workshops in lieu of holding one of the public hearings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(f) The board may establish an advisory redistricting commission pursuant to Section 23002 to hold the public hearings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 557, Sec. 11. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 21509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21509.

21509.  (a) If the board does not adopt supervisorial district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in Section 21501, the board shall immediately petition the superior court of the county for an order adopting supervisorial district boundaries. If the board does not petition the superior court within five days after the deadline, any resident of the county may file that petition and shall be entitled to recover the resident’s reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the county for doing so.(b) (1) Upon finding that a petition filed pursuant to subdivision (a) is valid, the superior court shall adopt supervisorial district boundaries in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 21500, which shall be used in the county’s next regular election. The superior court may also order the adjustment of electoral deadlines as necessary to implement the new supervisorial district boundaries in the next regular election. (2) The superior court may appoint a special master to assist the court with adopting the supervisorial district boundaries. The county shall pay the cost for the special master and associated costs.(3) The superior court or the special master shall hold one or more public hearings before the superior court adopts the supervisorial district boundaries.(4) Subject to the approval of the superior court, the special master may employ redistricting experts or other consultants or counsel, independent experts in the field of redistricting and computer technology, and other necessary personnel to assist them in their work. In addition, the special master may seek the full cooperation of the county in producing and using whatever data, computer models and programs, and technical assistance that was made available to the board and county personnel who are knowledgeable in the mechanics of drafting redistricting legislation. The superior court may assist the special master in securing the necessary personnel and the physical facilities required for their work, and to prepare for the prompt submission to the county of a request for county funding for the necessary expenses of the special master and the special master’s staff. (5) The supervisorial district boundaries adopted by the superior court shall be immediately effective in the same manner as if the court’s order were an enacted resolution or ordinance of the board.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 557, Sec. 13. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 21530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission|Section 21530.

21530.  As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles.(b) “Commission” means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Los Angeles established pursuant to Section 21532.(c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 958) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 21531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission|Section 21531.

21531.  There is, in the County of Los Angeles, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the year in which the decennial federal census is taken, the commission shall adjust the boundary lines of the supervisorial districts of the board in accordance with this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 958) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 21533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission|Section 21533.

21533.  (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.(b) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission.(c) Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Nine or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action.(d) (1) The commission shall not retain a consultant who would not be qualified as an applicant pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 21532.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “consultant” means a person, whether or not compensated, retained to advise the commission or a commission member regarding any aspect of the redistricting process.(e) Each commission member shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 958) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 21535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission|Section 21535.

21535.  A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, to serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or to register as a federal, state, or local lobbyist in this state.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 53. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 21551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6.5 - County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission|Section 21551.

21551.  (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.(b) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission.(c) Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Nine or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action.(d) (1)   The commission shall not retain a consultant who would not be qualified as an applicant pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 21550.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “consultant” means a person, whether or not compensated, retained to advise the commission or a commission member regarding any aspect of the redistricting process.(e) Each commission member shall be a designated employee for purposes of the Conflict of Interest Code adopted by the County of San Diego pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 67. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 21553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6.5 - County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission|Section 21553.

21553.  A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, to serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or to register as a federal, state, or local lobbyist in this state. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 711, Sec. 4. (AB 801) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 22000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 8 - Special Districts|Section 22000.

22000.  (a) Each district required by its authorizing act to adjust division boundaries pursuant to this section shall, by resolution, after each federal decennial census, and using that census as a basis, adjust the boundaries of any divisions so that the divisions are, as far as practicable, equal in population and in compliance with Section 10301 of Title 52 of the United States Code, as amended, to the extent those provisions apply. In adjusting the boundaries of the divisions, the board may give consideration to the following factors: (1) topography, (2) geography, (3) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory, and (4) community of interests of the division. This section does not apply to divisions in which only landowners vote for directors or whose directors are all elected at large or appointed.(b) The resolution specified in subdivision (a) shall be adopted by a vote of not less than a majority of the directors.(c) At the time of, or after, any annexation of territory to the district, the board of directors shall designate, by resolution, the division of which the annexed territory shall be a part.(d) No change in division boundaries may be made within 180 days preceding the election of any director.(e) (1) A change in division boundaries shall not affect the term of office of any director.(2) If division boundaries are adjusted, the director of the division whose boundaries have been adjusted shall continue to be the director of the division bearing the number of his or her division as formerly comprised until the office becomes vacant by means of term expiration or otherwise, whether or not the director is a resident within the boundaries of the division as adjusted.(f) The successor to the office in a division whose boundaries have been adjusted shall be a resident and voter of that division.(g) A district is not required to adjust the boundaries of any divisions pursuant to this section until after the 2000 federal decennial census.(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict a district from adjusting the boundaries of any divisions whenever the governing body of the district determines by a two-thirds vote of the governing body that a sufficient change in population has occurred that makes it desirable in the opinion of the governing body to adjust the boundaries of any divisions, or whenever any territory is added by or excluded from the district.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 732, Sec. 40. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 22000.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 8 - Special Districts|Section 22000.1.

22000.1.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 22000, Section 61026 of the Government Code, Section 6592 or 13847 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 5785.1 of the Public Resources Code, Section 28750.2 of the Public Utilities Code, or any other law, the board of directors of a district that is required to adjust division boundaries after each federal decennial census shall adopt the adjusted boundaries of the divisions not later than the deadlines provided in subdivision (b).(b) (1) The governing board of a district that has a regular election to elect members of its governing board on the same date as the 2022 statewide general election shall adopt adjusted division boundaries no later than April 17, 2022.(2) The governing board of a district that does not have a regular election to elect members of its governing board on the same date as the 2022 statewide general election shall adopt adjusted division boundaries prior to 180 days before the district’s first regular election to elect members of the governing board occurring after January 1, 2022.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 320, Sec. 5. (SB 594) Effective September 27, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Elec Code § 22001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 8 - Special Districts|Section 22001.

22001.  Before adjusting the boundaries of a division pursuant to Section 22000 or for any other reason, the governing body of the district shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposal to adjust the boundaries of the division prior to the public hearing at which the governing body votes to approve or defeat the proposal.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 873, Sec. 8. (AB 1440) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 22002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 8 - Special Districts|Section 22002.

22002.  For purposes of this chapter, the date of adoption of a resolution adjusting division boundaries is the date of passage of the resolution by the board.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 320, Sec. 6. (SB 594) Effective September 27, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 23000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 9 - Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions|Section 23000.

23000.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Advisory redistricting commission” means a body that recommends to a legislative body placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body.(b) “Family member” means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or in-law.(c) “Hybrid redistricting commission” means a body that recommends to a legislative body two or more maps for the placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body, where the legislative body must adopt one of those maps without modification, except as may be required to comply with state or federal law.(d) “Independent redistricting commission” means a body, other than a legislative body, that is empowered to adopt the district boundaries of a legislative body.(e) “Legislative body” means a county board of supervisors, a city council of a general law city, a governing board of a school district, a governing board of a community college district, or an elected governing board of a special district.(f) “Local jurisdiction” means a county, general law city, school district, community college district, or special district. “Local jurisdiction” does not include a charter city.(g) “Redistricting” means either districting or redistricting.(h) “Spouse” means a spouse or registered domestic partner.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. 28. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 23001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 9 - Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions|Section 23001.

23001.  A local jurisdiction may establish by resolution, ordinance, or charter amendment an independent redistricting commission, a hybrid redistricting commission, or an advisory redistricting commission composed of residents of the local jurisdiction to change the legislative body’s district boundaries or to recommend to the legislative body changes to those district boundaries.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 462, Sec. 2. (SB 1018) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 23002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 9 - Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions|Section 23002.

23002.  (a) This section applies to advisory redistricting commissions.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the local jurisdiction may prescribe the manner in which members are appointed to the commission.(c) A person who is an elected official of the local jurisdiction, or a family member, staff member, or paid campaign staff of an elected official of the local jurisdiction, shall not be appointed to serve on the commission.(d) A local jurisdiction may impose additional requirements or restrictions on the commission, members of the commission, or applicants to the commission in excess of those prescribed by this section.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 462, Sec. 3. (SB 1018) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 23004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 9 - Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions|Section 23004.

23004.  A local jurisdiction, except for a county, may contract with a county in which the local jurisdiction is partially or wholly located that has established an independent redistricting commission to have that commission adopt the local jurisdiction’s election district boundaries. The county independent redistricting commission shall hold at least three public hearings in the local jurisdiction before adopting those boundaries.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 462, Sec. 5. (SB 1018) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Ev Code § 300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Applicability of Code|Section 300.

300.  Except as otherwise provided by statute, this code applies in every action before the Supreme Court or a court of appeal or superior court, including proceedings in such actions conducted by a referee, court commissioner, or similar officer, but does not apply in grand jury proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 101. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Ev Code § 310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Province of Court and Jury|Section 310.

310.  (a) All questions of law (including but not limited to questions concerning the construction of statutes and other writings, the admissibility of evidence, and other rules of evidence) are to be decided by the court. Determination of issues of fact preliminary to the admission of evidence are to be decided by the court as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 400) of Chapter 4. (b) Determination of the law of an organization of nations or of the law of a foreign nation or a public entity in a foreign nation is a question of law to be determined in the manner provided in Division 4 (commencing with Section 450). (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Province of Court and Jury|Section 311.

311.  If the law of an organization of nations, a foreign nation or a state other than this state, or a public entity in a foreign nation or a state other than this state, is applicable and such law cannot be determined, the court may, as the ends of justice require, either:(a) Apply the law of this state if the court can do so consistently with the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this state; or(b) Dismiss the action without prejudice or, in the case of a reviewing court, remand the case to the trial court with directions to dismiss the action without prejudice.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)