Every 10 years, federal law requires electoral districts to be redrawn based on population changes. That process also applies to the districts that make up the Los Angeles Unified School District. Lines were last redrawn in 2011.
There are seven LAUSD districts, each represented by a board member who’s directly elected by voters. The board oversees the second-largest school district in the country, which has more than 500,000 students and employs 74,000 educators, administrators, and support staff.
Currently, the body in charge of redrawing district boundaries is the LAUSD Redistricting Commission. Members of the commission are appointed by politicians: LAUSD board members, the L.A. City Council President, and the L.A. Mayor. The independent redistricting commission ballot measure would end those political appointments — and allow for members of the community to apply to serve on the commission when it convenes in 2030. It would also remove the City Council’s approval process of the final maps.
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Official title on the ballot: Charter Amendment LL — Independent Redistricting Commission for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
You are being asked: “Shall the City Charter be amended to establish an independent redistricting commission to redraw Board of Education district lines every 10 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District?”
What your vote means
- A “yes” vote means You want to establish an independent redistricting commission to redraw the Board of Education district lines in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
- A “no” vote means You do not want to…
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