Redistricting

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Overview

Purpose

The Independent Redistricting Commission shall be vested with authority to update the four City Council Districts for future City Council elections. It is composed of seven members, appointed by a Selection Panel of three retired judges residing in San Diego County. Pursuant to the Consent Decree dated April 19, 2013, the Selection Panel shall use its best efforts to appoint Commission members who will provide racial, geographic, social and ethnic diversity, who, in its judgment, will have a high degree of competency to carry out the responsibilities of the Commission and a demonstrated capacity to serve with impartiality.

With the assistance of needed staff and an expert consultant, the Commission must update the four Council districts to reflect data from the 2020 Census. These districts will be used for future elections of Escondido City Council members, including their recall, and for filling any vacancy in the office of the member of the Council. The redistricting plan shall comply with the United States Constitution, including containing reasonably equal population; shall comply with the federal Voting Rights Act; shall be geographically contiguous and drawn to encourage geographic compactness; shall be drawn with respect for geographic integrity of any neighborhood and any community of interest, including racial, ethnic, and language minorities; and shall not be drawn for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party.

How to Get Involved

The redistricting process was designed to be as transparent and accessible as possible. You are invited to attend one or more of the Independent Redistricting Commission meetings or the City Council meetings to provide input in person. Please see below for the schedule. You can also provide input by mail or email or by dropping off materials to the Commission.

• Submit a comment to the Redistricting Commission 
• Request to Speak

Why Get Involved

We would like to hear from you so we can make informed decisions about how to redraw the Council district lines. Specifically, we need information from you about your neighborhoods and communities of interests. You are the expert who knows your community and neighborhood! If we know the geographic locations of the Communities of Interest in Escondido, we can consider them when drawing lines and we won't inadvertently split them! Keeping communities together in the same district can help to get more responsive representation.