WATCH THIS 2 MINUTE VIDEO ON DISTRICT ELECTIONS.

(This is from Carlsbad, CA, which just moved to DE's)

WHEN? AND HOW?

District elections will probably be in place by the next scheduled elections in 2020...but we need elections in 2018

What's the Process?

-- A demographer is hired to develop several different scenarios on location and number of districts.

-- At public hearings, we, the people, are heard as to the best choice for us.

City council ultimately makes the decision but must follow CVRA guidelines or face a lawsuit

How Many Districts?

-- do we go for 4 districts and an at-large elected mayor? No!

-- or do we go for 5 districts and rotate the mayor? Yes!

Because the City Council makes the final decision, they need to hear from you that five districts is the most equitable!

City district elections are just like county supervisor races…

Candidates live in their district and are elected only by the people who live in that district
Districts cover a much smaller area than entire city
Size of district determined by census population size
- city's population in almost 60,000
- 17,000, or 30%, are Latino and live mainly in the Canal area
Location of districts are determined by keeping communities together which have similar interests, and...
Waterways and major highways can't be used to bifurcate a community

At-Large elections (what San Rafael has now):