Some El Cajon residents are demanding changes to a plan that would split up East County communities and how they are represented in the state legislature and congress. Some minority groups say the new map being considered will lessen their power and silence their voices.
A massive map-drawing effort is underway in states across the country. In California, members of an independent redistricting commission have been gathering feedback for months over what new voting districts should look like at the state level. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting, how it impacts you and how you can get involved.
The process, which follows up the decennial census, will determine political lines for the next decade from congressional to school board districts. Here s how it impacts you and how you can get involved.