Timeline
- February – July 2021: Education Presentations (California Redistricting Basics)
- June – September 2021: Public Input Meetings (Communities of Interests
- August 12, 2021: Census Data Received by the State
- September 20, 2021: Final dataset provided to Commission and Public with People in State Custody Reallocated
- October – November 2021: Public Input Meetings/Line Drawing Sessions
- No Later than November 15, 2021: Preliminary Draft District Maps Released
*14 days following the release of Preliminary Draft District Maps, the Commission may not display any other maps for public comment during this period. - November-December 2021: Following Release of Preliminary Draft Maps: Additional Public Input Meetings and Line Drawing Sessions
- December 2021: Possible additional draft District Maps Released
- No Later than December 23, 2021: Display of Commission Approved Final Maps
- No Later than December 27, 2021: Final District Maps Certified to Secretary of State
On September 22, 2021, the California Supreme Court directed the Commission to release first preliminary statewide maps no later than November 15, 2021 and approve and certify final statewide maps to the Secretary of State by no later than December 27, 2021.