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SJR-10 • 2026

Redistricting: independent redistricting commissions

Redistricting: independent redistricting commissions

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Strickland
Last action
2025-08-27
Official status
Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the independent redistricting commissions would be formed or what rules they must follow.

Redistricting: Independent Redistricting Commissions

This measure urges Congress to propose a constitutional amendment requiring all states to use independent, nonpartisan commissions for redrawing congressional and legislative district lines.

What This Bill Does

  • Urges the U.S. Congress to propose a constitutional amendment.
  • The proposed amendment would require all states to adopt independent, nonpartisan commissions for drawing congressional and legislative districts.

Who It Names or Affects

  • All states if the constitutional amendment is adopted.
  • Congressional and state legislative district lines.

Terms To Know

Redistricting
The process of redrawing electoral district boundaries to reflect population changes or other factors.
Independent Redistricting Commission
A nonpartisan group responsible for drawing new district maps.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not specified how these commissions would be formed or what rules they must follow.
  • Uncertainty exists regarding whether the U.S. Congress will propose this constitutional amendment.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-27 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  2. 2025-08-18 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SJR 10, as introduced, Strickland.
Redistricting: independent redistricting commissions
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to propose a constitutional amendment that would require all states to adopt nonpartisan, independent redistricting commissions to draw congressional and legislative district lines.

Current Bill Text

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