California legislative districts
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California legislative districts are the geographically defined electoral areas used to elect representatives to the state's legislative bodies, including the State Assembly and State Senate.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California State Assembly districts | 1 |
| California State Assembly seats | 1 |
| California State Senate districts | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district
ⓘ
legislative district system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataSourceForRedistricting | United States Census Bureau population data ⓘ |
| designCriteria |
compactness (subject to law and policy)
ⓘ
compliance with the Voting Rights Act ⓘ contiguity ⓘ respect for city and county boundaries where possible ⓘ respect for communities of interest (as defined in state law) ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| excludeFromCriteria |
favoring or discriminating against incumbents
ⓘ
favoring or discriminating against political candidates ⓘ favoring or discriminating against political parties ⓘ |
| geographicBasis | contiguous territory within California ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
California Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
California State Assembly districts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California State Senate districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageAccessibilityRequirement | must be described and published in multiple languages as required by law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
California State Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| mapPublicationAuthority | California Citizens Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mustComplyWith |
equal population requirements
ⓘ
federal constitutional protections against racial discrimination ⓘ one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| numberOfAssemblyDistricts | 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateDistricts | 40 ⓘ |
| previousRedistrictingAuthority | California State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide geographic representation in the California State Legislature ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | California Citizens Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingInterval | 10 years ⓘ |
| redistrictingReformApprovedBy | California voters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingReformInstrument |
Proposition 11 (2008)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proposition 20 (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingTrigger | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California congressional districts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local government districts in California ⓘ |
| representationRatio |
each Assembly district elects one Assembly member
ⓘ
each Senate district elects one state senator ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | litigation over district boundaries ⓘ |
| timeOfMostRecentMajorRedistricting |
early 2010s
ⓘ
early 2020s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elections to the California State Assembly
ⓘ
elections to the California State Senate ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California State Assembly seats
this entity surface form:
California State Senate districts
this entity surface form:
California State Assembly districts