Redistricting
Current Ward Map
Federal and state laws require that local, state, and federal political boundaries be redrawn every ten years to accommodate population shifts, as reflected in the federal decennial census, and to keep electoral districts as equal as possible in population. The 2010 census data set the current EBMUD population at 1,337,782, an increase of 2.4 percent from the previous census.
On October 11, 2011, EBMUD's Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing to consider a ward redistricting plan, and the Board expects to consider adoption of new ward boundaries on November 8, 2011. Both actions will be scheduled as part of the regular Board meeting that begins at 1:15 p.m.
Proposed Revisions to Ward Map
Because of the modest population growth, the proposed boundary adjustments would result in all cities remaining in the same EBMUD wards as they are currently, although some neighborhoods would change wards. Earlier this year, the EBMUD Board established an Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee to identify alternative ways to redefine ward boundaries. The goals established to evaluate alternatives were to strive for no more than three percent variance in the population of the wards, to follow city boundaries as closely as possible and to not split county voting precincts.
Staff reports and maps are provided below.
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