2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission
The first eight commissioners were randomly selected on July 2, 2020. Those commissioners will be selecting the final six members of the 2020 Commission by no later than August 15, 2020. For more information about that process or to sign-up to receive notifications, visit shapecaliforniasfuture.auditor.ca.gov. When the 2020 Commission is fully formed, they will receive required training, hire their staff, select their vendors, establish their protocols for conducting their business and carrying out their responsibilities. This website will be updated as soon as the 2020 Commission is able to.
The 2010 Commission
As members of the inaugural California Citizens Redistricting Commission, they were invited to share their experiences at conferences and town halls with a wide variety of audiences seeking to implement independent redistricting and eliminate partisan gerrymandering in their states. These include good government groups and community-based organizations, fair-minded legislators, business and civic leaders, academics, engaged citizens, and the media.
All Commissioners who participate in travel to other states volunteer their time. The 2010 Commissioners were recipients of an Innovations in American Government Award from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, which supported travel for the 2010 Commissioner Speaker Corps at no expense to California taxpayers. Host organizations also provided funding and local transportation.
Past Travel for 2010 CRC
Reflecting its own structure, the 2010 Commission endeavors to send a multi-partisan team to each state whenever possible, subject to Commissioner availability, unless the local organizer(s) request(s) a single speaker.
| Dates | Event(s) | State or National | Locations | Local Hosts | Commissioner Team | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/20 | Online town hall | MI | Virtual | CitizenDetroit & MI Secretary of State | Dai, Parvenu | EngageD: Michigan's Independent Redistricting Commission Q&A |
| 5/14/20 | Online town hall | OR | Virtual | People Not Politicians; Thirsters | Aguirre,Malloy, Ontai, Raya | Redistricting in California and Oregon |
| 2/10/20-2/12/20 | Town halls; meetings w/Chambers of Commerce, philanthropic and community organizations, and Secretary of State | MI | Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit | Voters Not Politicians | Dai, Forbes, Ontai, Parvenu | What Michigan Can Learn From California’s Independent Redistricting Commission Model MI Looks To California's Citizen Redistricting Experience 8 lessons for Michigan from California's redistricting commission Can a map help Michiganders find common ground? |
| 2/7/20-2/8/20 | Meetings w/legislators and Fair Maps Colorado advocates | CO | Denver | Colorado Common Cause | Aguirre, Yao | |
| 12/12/19 | NCSL Capitol Forum Post-Conference on Critical Redistricting Decisions | National | Phoenix | National Conference of State Legislatures | Dai | |
| 11/18/19 | Policy forum; meetings with philanthropists | MI | Ann Arbor | U. of MI Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy and the Ford School of Public Policy | Malloy | What Are “Communities of Interest” and How Will They Affect Redistricting in Michigan? |
| 11/17/19 | Virginia Redistricting Forum | VA | Fairfax | League of Women Voters of Northern Virgina; OneVirginia2021 | Parvenu | LWV Redistricting Forum |
| 11/16/19 | Reclaiming Our Democracy: The Pennsylvania Conference to End Gerrymandering | PA | Harrisburg | Fair Districts PA | Ontai, Parvenu, Raya | Reclaiming Our Democracy: The Pennsylvania Conference to End Gerrymandering Gerrymandering: the larger story. Getting it right: Weighing the options for reform YES citizens can draw the map |
| 11/13/19-11/14/19 | Town halls; meetings with legislators, business and civic leaders | NJ | Trenton, Newark, Madison, Princeton, Burlington County | Fair Districts NJ; League of Women Voters NJ | Ontai, Parvenu, Raya | Reform Advocates Push for Fairer Redrawing of NJ Legislative Districts U. professor holds town hall on gerrymandering with California's Citizen Redistricting Commission Fair Districts NJ Facebook Live Fair Districts New Jersey Coalition: Open Letter to State Party Chairs re: Redistricting |
| 11/13/19-11/14/19 | Town halls; meetings with legislators | UT | Salt Lake City | Better Boundaries | Forbes, Yao | "Envision the Commission: Understanding Redistricting" at U. of UT Hinckley Institute of Politics The latest on Proposition 4 |
| 9/16/19-9/18/19 | Town halls; State House Government Committee hearing | PA | King of Prussia, Philadelphia, Harrisburg | Fair Districts PA; Common Cause PA | Dai, Forbes, Yao | PA House State Government Committee testimony Third Time's a Charm In first hearing in 3 years, activists agree Pa. redistricting needs a fix. They disagree on how to get there Redistricting Reform Key To Regaining Trust, Lawmakers Told, But Some Question Need For Sweeping Changes Five tips for redistricting in Pennsylvania from the most ungovernable state in the nation |
| 7/11/19 | Netroots Nation Conference Panel: The End of Gerrymandering and Fighting Gerrymanders in Court | National | Philadelphia | Netroots Nation | Blanco | Sunday Civics episode on Redistricting |
| 5/10/19 | Town hall | VA | Norfolk | OneVirginia2021 | Dai, Forbes, Yao | |
| 5/7/19-5/8/19 | Gubernatorial, Legislative and business leader briefings, People's Lobby Day, town halls | NC | Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte | Common Cause NC | Dai, Forbes, Yao | Can NC tackle gerrymandering? A quiet revolution is trying to foment polite political dissent over the status quo. California Redistricting Model Could Work In NC, Mapmakers Say ‘Reform is the answer:’ Voters gather at legislature to lobby for an end to gerrymandering Redistricting bills stagnant as Supreme Court mulls political gerrymanders |
| 4/2/19-4/3/19 | Meetings with legislators, advocates and funders | IL | Chicago | Common Cause IL, CHANGE IL | Ontai, Raya | Take it from California — we can do more to make every vote count in Illinois Lawmakers aren’t the only ones who can draw districts, California shows Editorial: Take back Illinois elections; demand fair maps Our View: Time to move Fair Maps proposals forward EDITORIAL: The fight in Illinois begins again to protect your vote |
| 3/29/19-3/31/19 | Unrig the System Summit 2019 | National | Nashville, TN | Unrig the System | Aguirre, Dai, DiGuilio, Filkins Webber, Forbes, Raya | |
| 3/4/19-3/5/19 | Implementation briefings for Secretary of State and Legislators; meetings w/academics and voting rights advocates | MI | Lansing, Detroit | Voters Not Politicians | Dai, Ontai | Supreme Court again considers partisan gerrymandering, but voters are not waiting Michigan's redistricting commission looks to California for guidance before process begins |
| 2/28/19 | Senate Committee hearing, meeting w/Gov. Hogan, town hall | MD | Baltimore | Common Cause MD | Forbes, Raya, Yao | |
| 1/25/19-1/26/19 | Reason, Reform & Redistricting Conference | National | Duke University (Durham, NC) | Common Cause, Duke University's Center for Political Leadership, Innovation, and Service (POLIS) | Barabba (by video) | Shaping the 2020 Census |
| 1/10/19 | Fair Maps Incubator | National | USC (Los Angeles) | USC Schwarzenegger Institute | Raya | The Challenges of Implementing the Voters' Vision: Creating Citizens Redistricting Commissions & Standards for Reducing Gerrymandering |
| 10/6/18 | Conference on Redistricting | National | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) | University of Arizona | DiGuilio | The National Outlook for 2020 Redistricting - Arizona and Beyond |
| 9/27/18-9/29/18 | Legislative panel, Tribune Fest, town halls, meetings with business leaders, advocates | TX | Dallas, Irving, Houston, Austin, Fort Worth, San Antonio | Fair Maps Texas, Common Cause TX | Aguirre, Filkins Webber, Malloy | What Texas Can Learn From California About Gerrymandering, How To Draw District Lines Election interest rises; gerrymandering hurts it |
| 9/4/18-9/6/18 | Town halls and meetings with legislators | NC | Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Asheville | Common Cause NC, Blueprint NC, Friends of the Earth, League of Women Voters NC, Democracy NC | Dai, Malloy, Ontai | California offers NC a model for elections without gerrymandering Tim White: Will we ever see life after gerrymandering? |
| 7/31/18 | NCSL Legislative Summit: Should Commissions or Legislatures Draw the Lines? A Mock Trial | National | Los Angeles | National Conference of State Legislatures | Filkins Webber | |
| 7/26/18-7/27/18 | Unrig the Districts reform advocate training | National | Chicago | RepresentUs | Ontai, Raya | |
| 6/21/18-6/24/18 | Town halls | GA | Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Athens | Common Cause GA, Georgia Redistricting Alliance | Aguirre, Filkins Webber, Forbes | Common Cause Georgia’s gerrymandering tour comes to Athens Californians bring anti-gerrymandering message to Georgia Viewpoints: Georgia must address the gerrymandering issue Georgia Gerrymandering Tour |
| 5/21/18-5/24/18 | Democracy Works Summit 2018, town halls, meetings with legislators, advocates | PA | Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Altoona, Pittsburgh | Common Cause PA, Fair Districts PA | Dai, Forbes, Yao | Lawmakers push new plan to draw congressional & legislative Districts PA lawmakers may vote to create redistricting committee to redraw map without bias Pennsylvania lawmakers, including one from Berks, learn about redistricting reform California’s citizen-led redistricting process offers lessons for Pennsylvania |
| 4/24/18 | Legislative testimony | PA | Harrisburg | PA State Senate Government Committee | Barabba (by video) | Public Hearing on Redistricting Legislation |
| 3/26/18-3/28/18 | Legislative hearing/roundtables. town halls, meetings with advocates | PA | Harrisburg, State College, Blue Bell, Philadelphia | Fair Districts PA | Forbes, Raya, Yao | Redistricting Town Halls with California Commissioners Redistricting Town Hall with California Commissioners |
| 3/16/18-3/18/18 | Geometry of Redistricting Workshop | Regional | San Francisco | Tufts University Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group | Ancheta, Barabba, Dai, DiGuilio | |
| 2/25/18-2/26/18 | Town halls, meetings with advocates and legislators | VA | Fairfax, Richmond, Dulles | OneVirginia2021, League of Women Voters VA | Aguirre, Forbes, Ontai | Editorial: Small-fry redistricting reform is not good enough |
| 2/2/18-2/4/18 | Unrig the System Summit 2018 | National | New Orleans | Unrig the System | Dai, DiGuilio, Filkins Webber | California Solved Partisan Gerrymandering |
| 1/23/18-1/26/18 | Town halls, meetings wth advocates and legislative staffers | MI | Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Troy | Voters Not Politicians | Malloy, Raya, Yao | Republican member of California’s redistricting commission says it’s a “clear success” Grand Rapids Redistricting Reform Town Hall |