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a. Adopt a resolution setting forth the 2021 County of Monterey Supervisorial District Boundaries; and,
b. Authorize and Direct the County Administrative Officer, County Counsel and the Registrar of Voters, to take such other and further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the intent and purposes of this resolution.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Adopt a resolution setting forth the 2021 County of Monterey Supervisorial District Boundaries; and,
b. Authorize and Direct the County Administrative Officer, County Counsel and the Registrar of Voters, to take such other and further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the intent and purposes of this resolution.
SUMMARY:
The United States Census Bureau is required by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution to conduct an accurate count of the population every ten years, and the census data is used to determine how many seats each state will have in the United States House of Representatives and to adjust the districts for state legislatures, county boards of supervisors, and city councils.
On April 26, 2021, the Census Bureau delivered 2020 Census state population counts to be used for reapportionment, on August 16, 2021, the Census Bureau released redistricting counts to all 50 states, and on September 20, 2021, the State of California released adjusted redistricting counts. These counts are used to redraw legislative districts based on population changes. California Elections Code Section 21500 (a) provides, in pertinent part, "...following each federal decennial census for a county whose board is already elected using district-based elections, the board shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt boundaries for all of the supervisorial districts of the county so that the supervisorial districts shall be substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution," and "[p]opulation equ...
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