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Rules for Congressional Districts if a New Amendment Passes
This law sets specific rules for drawing California's congressional district lines, but only if voters approve a related constitutional amendment.
What This Bill Does
- Defines the elements that must be used to draw new congressional districts.
- Activates these rules only if specified provisions of ACA 8 from the 2025–26 Regular Session become operative after voter approval.
- Remains in effect until the Citizens Redistricting Commission certifies a new district map.
- Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California Citizens Redistricting Commission
- Voters who decide on ACA 8
Terms To Know
- Citizens Redistricting Commission
- A group required by the state constitution to draw boundary lines for voting districts.
- ACA 8
- A proposed constitutional amendment from the 2025–26 Regular Session that voters must approve.
- Urgency statute
- A law that becomes active immediately after it is signed, rather than waiting for a later date.
Limits and Unknowns
- The rules in this bill do not start unless specified provisions of ACA 8 become operative.
- This bill does not say what the specific district lines will look like yet.
- These temporary rules end once the Citizens Redistricting Commission finishes its new map.