MALDEF RELEASES CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE REDISTRICTING PLANS
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, MALDEF released its California statewide redistricting plans for State Assembly, State Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives. Drawn for compliance with the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Voting Rights Act, and respecting as many California communities of interest as possible, the maps feature the following highlights:
The MALDEF California Assembly Plan creates an additional 4 districts where Latinos can effectively elect candidates of choice, increasing the count from the current 13 to 17 total Latino effective districts. New Latino Protected Districts were created in the Central Valley, South Los Angeles, Los Angeles County's South Bay, and in the Inland Empire.
The MALDEF California Senate Plan creates an additional 3 districts where Latinos can effectively elect candidates of choice, increasing the count from the current 6 to 9 total Latino effective districts. New Latino Protected Districts were created in Los Angeles County's South Bay, South Los Angeles, and in Central California.
The MALDEF California Congressional Plan creates an additional 4 districts where Latinos can effectively elect candidates of choice, increasing the count from the current 7 to 11 total Latino effective districts. New Latino Protected Districts were created in the Central Valley, Los Angeles County's San Fernando Valley, the Inland Empire, and in San Diego.
The proposed California Redistricting Plan can be found below... |
 View Narrative View Appendix 1 - MALDEF Proposed California State Assembly Plan View Appendix 2 - MALDEF Proposed California State Senate Plan View Appendix 3 - MALDEF Proposed California U.S. Congressional Plan View Appendix 4-6, Data Tables |
Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community,” MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights and political access. For more information on MALDEF, please visit: www.maldef.org.
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