Join us for the
Redistricting CA Conference
December 15, 2009
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 W. Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506
Californians voted to create a new Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw the lines for state districts. The maps drawn by the Commission will help determine whether the Latino community has a fair opportunity to elect the candidates of its choice in state legislative and Board of Equalization elections. It is critical that Latinos have a voice on the Commission that will shape the contours of California’s representative democracy for the next 10 years.
Learn about this new commission, how to help recruit applicants (or apply yourself!), and what we can expect from the new redistricting process. The application process for interested commission applicants opens on December 15 and the deadline for applications is February 12, 2010. This conference will provide you with an opportunity to learn about the application process, the qualifications for Commissioners, and how to prepare the application.
This conference is FREE. Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
RSVP: www.commoncause.org/redistrictingCA
If you cannot attend the Conference, but would like a representative of the NALEO Educational Fund to come to your community or organization to talk about the new Commission and the application process, please contact Rosalind Gold at rgold@naleo.org, or 213-747-7606, ext. 4420. The application deadline is February 12, 2010, so please let us know of your interest as soon as possible.
The NALEO Educational Fund is co-hosting this conference with the
Redistricting California Alliance. We are nonprofit organizations that are committed to ensuring California’s redistricting process is fair and inclusive:
Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Common Cause, California NAACP, Center for Governmental Studies, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, League of Women Voters of California, Los Angeles Urban League, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, Rose Institute for Government Studies, The Greenlining Institute and Statewide
Database at Berkeley Law.