Redistricting Timeline for 2011-2012
Date |
Action |
December 31, 2010 |
Apportionment counts delivered to President from Census Bureau. |
April 1, 2011 |
All states receive redistricting counts. |
April 1, 2011 - Aug. 31, 2011 |
Target for county staff to construct database by year 2010 census block, conduct public meetings, and prepare redistricting plans for adoption by Board of Supervisors. |
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:45 a.m. |
Public Meeting – Santa Cruz County Board Chambers, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz |
Monday, June 20, 2011, 7:30 p.m. or thereafter |
Public Meeting – Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, Watsonville |
August 15, 2011 |
State Redistricting Commission has to approve its four maps and issue a report explaining what it did and how its maps comply with the law. |
August 23, 2011
September 13, 2011
September 20 |
Target dates for Board of Supervisors to hold Public Hearings to first consider redistricting plan, then adopt final redistricting plan. |
November 1, 2011 |
Last day for Supervisorial Reapportionment |
November 11, 2011 |
E-88 for Presidential Primary in February. |
December 30, 2011 |
Signatures in-lieu-of-filing fee period begins for U.S. Senate, Congressional, Legislative, and County candidates.
Last day for Supervisorial Commission to complete Reapportionment in the event the supervisors fail to adjust the boundary lines prior to Nov. 1, 2011.
This is the 45th day before the first day to circulate Nomination papers (Feb. 13) for supervisorial candidates. (EC§21506)
School districts subject to preclearance (share boundaries with Monterey County) must have redistricting plans completed and submitted to the US Dept. of Justice for approval. |
January 30 2012 – February 8, 2012 |
Declaration of Intent for Judicial Candidates (last day for judges to file Sigs-in-lieu is Feb. 8, 2012) |
February 23, 2012 |
Last day to file Signatures-in-lieu for Congressional, Legislative and County Candidates. |
February 7, 2012* |
Current law establishes this date for the Presidential Primary. |
February 13, 2012 - March 9, 2012 |
Nomination period for June 2012 Direct Primary. |
March 1, 2012 |
School and Special Districts redistricting completed. |
April 2, 2012 |
Election Department begins printing ballots. |
June 5, 2012 |
California Direct Primary. |
*California Legislature is considering changing this date