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California Redistricting Resources


October 2005
- Mid-2000 Redistricting Proposals
- Redistricting 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970
- Historical Bibliography
- Statewide Database
- Selected Internet Sites

Mid-2000 Redistricting Proposals

Proposition 77 (Nov. 2005 special eleciton ballot).
Efforts to to change Califiornia's redistricting process continued apace after legislative districts were redrawn in 2001. These efforts culminated mid-decade in Proposition 77, a proposal to give redistricting authority to a panel of retired judges.

The Library's Hot Topic on Propositon 77 provides an overview of the measure and other reform proposals, and includes includes links to reports, official voter information, public opinion polls and news stories.


to top2000 Redistricting

The 2001 redistricting plan was enacted in two separate bills: AB632 covering Senate and Congressional districts, and SB802 covering Assembly and Board of Equalization districts. The bills passed the legislature September 13, 2001, and were signed by the governor September 26, 2001.

Prior proposed plans are available at the Assembly Elections, Reapportionment, and Constitutional Amendments Committee website.

Online statistical profiles and high and low resolution district maps are available at the Assembly and Senate websites:

Assembly Districts (SB 802), Sept. 13, 2001.

Senate Districts (AB632), Sept. 8, 20001.

California Congressional Districts (AB632), Sept. 12, 2001.

Board of Equalization Districts (SB 802), Sept. 13, 2001.

Individual Maps of the California Election Districts. Sacramento: Capitol Enquiry, 2002.
Detailed maps in binder.
[Print. IGSL reference collection. Call no.: 2002 0671.]

District Profiles of the California Election Districts. Sacramento: Capitol Enquiry, 2002.
Includes maps, demographic information and registration/voting data.
[Print. IGSL reference collection. IGSL call no.: 2002 0447.]

California Journal's Legislative District Maps. Sacramento: California Journal, 2002.
Issued as a special section of of January 2002 California Journal.
Statewide maps with insets for the San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan regions.
[Print. IGSL Reference collection. IGSL call no.: 2001 0925.]

2000 Redistricting Bibliography
Citations to journal articles, reports and some newspaper articles in the years 2000-2002.


to top1990 Court-Ordered Redistricting

Report and Recommendations of the Special Masters on Reapportionment, 1991.

Archive of Background Materials Used in the Deliberations of the 1990 Special Masters.
[Housed at the IGS Library and described in this Finding aid.]

Online maps from the Statewide Database, with brief district descriptions provided by the California Journal: Assembly | Senate | Congressional districts.

California 1992 Court-Ordered Reapportionment Maps. Sacramento: Secretary of State), 1992.
    Assembly Districts. [Print. IGSL call no.: f 92 00633]
    Senate Districts. [Print. IGSL call no.: f 92 00636]
    Congressional Districts. IGSL call no.: f 92 00635]
Detailed maps.

California District Maps, 1992-2001. Sacramento: Capitol Enquiry, 1992.
Detailed maps in binder.
[Print. IGSL call no.: 93 01738].

California Journal's Legislative District Maps of California. Sacramento: California Journal, 1992?
Statewide maps with insets for the San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan regions.
[Print. IGSL call no.: 92 00401.]


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An overview of 1980s redistricting, with citations to maps and reports.


to top1970 Court-Ordered Redistricting

Report and Recommendations of the Special Masters on Reapportionment, 1973.
[Print. IGSL call no.: JK2462 S9s.r]

Archive of Background Materials Used in the Deliberations of the 1970 Special Masters.
[Housed at the IGS Library and described in this Finding Aid.]

California Legislative & Congressional Districts for 1974-1980: Official Maps, Descriptions and Statistics. Claremont, Calif.: Center for California Public Affairs, 1974.
[Print. IGSL call no.: JK400:R3 C2cp.Cle.]


to topHistorical Bibliography

The reports and studies in this brief bibliography provide historical background on California redistricting.


to topStatewide Database

The redistricting database for the state of California. Data collected and processed by the Database is the basis for state legislative and local redistricting in 2001.


Selected Internet Sites on Redistricting

Check these sites for more information and perspectives on redistricting.


Prepared by the staff of the IGS Library.
Send comments to igsl@uclink.berkeley.edu.
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