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District Election boundaries for the November 2022 elections.
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Council District Map with details
On October 21, 2021, a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit was filed against the City of West Sacramento by attorney Scott Rafferty, representing the Latino Information and Resource Network, Maria Grijalva, the Broderick Area Homeowners Association, and Neighborhood Elections Now (the “Plaintiffs”).
On January 19, 2022, the West Sacramento City Council adopted a resolution of intention to transition the City to district-based Council elections beginning with the November 2022 election. On March 10, 2022, the City entered into a settlement agreement with the Plaintiffs.
On May 18, 2022, the Council held the first reading of an Ordinance to transition the City to district-based elections and establishing the sequence of elections: in 2022, Districts 3 and 4 would elect Council members to four-year terms; in 2024, Districts 1 and 2 would do the same. On May 18, the Council also selected a district map. The Council gave final approval of the Ordinance to transition the City to districts on June 1, 2022.
On June 15, 2022, the Council voted to approve a ballot measure that would ask West Sacramento voters to consider changing the term of the Mayor position from two years to four years.
On July 7, the Yolo Superior Court ruled that the map originally adopted by the Council was non-compliant with the Fair Maps Act and that the City must use a different map provided by the Plaintiffs (the “Plaintiffs’ Map”). Also, the Court ruled that the term for the Mayor position would be four years beginning with the 2024 election. Additionally, the Court directed the City and Plaintiffs to meet and confer to settle the election sequencing and Councilmember terms for the districts, as the Plaintiffs initially asked the Court to impose a two-year term for the District 3 and 4 representatives for the 2022 election.
On July 7, the Council met to consider whether to appeal the Court’s ruling. The Council unanimously agreed to not appeal the ruling on the map and on the four-year Mayor term. The City then sought to confirm with the Plaintiffs that Districts 3 and 4 would be sequenced first with the November 2022 election, with four-year terms for those Councilmembers, as was previously adopted by the Council.
On July 13, the Court provided a necessary clarification regarding the Plaintiffs’ Map, and the City and Plaintiffs met and conferred about the sequencing and the term. The Plaintiffs subsequently stated support for the Council’s previous decision to sequence Districts 3 and 4 for election in November 2022 and for four-year terms.
The City moved ahead with the Plaintiffs’ Map and got a final ruling from the Yolo Superior Court to confirm that the Districts 3 and 4 elections in November will be four-year terms for those seats.
Draft Maps
The following draft maps were not selected for final consideration after review by the City Council and input from the community.
Submitted Maps
Public Submission: Equity Map webmap
Public Submission: Equity Map District Details
Public Submission: Harris Community Map
Public Submission: Placemat-001
Public Submission 117116: 4D-1A - Lateral Districts - All Have Industrial, Riverfront, and Bypass
Public Submission 117119: 4D-1B - Linden Loop + Bridgeway Island Together
Public Submission 117121: 4D-1c - Bryte & Broderick 2 District
Public Submission 117122: 4D-1D - Bryte & Broderick + Bridgeway Lakes & Bridgeway Island 2 Districts
Public Submission 117128: 4D-IG Limited Splits in Neighborhoods
Public Submission 117205: 4D - Bryte/Broderick/Washington In On District
Public Submission 117409: Woo - Natural Road Boundaries
Public Submission 117875: West Sac Resident Map 1
Public Submission 117958: Mix It Up
Public Submission 126221: Quadrant (123820 Chamber) w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126829: 124635-4A Revision B w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126842: #9A Rev.1 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126844: #9A Rev.3 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126848: #9 Rev.2 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126854: #4A Rev 1 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126856: 4A Rev 2 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126992: 4A Rev 3 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126998: #4A Rev 4 w/ Rivers Intact
Public Submission 126999: #4A Rev 5 w/ Rivers Intact
Build a Map Online
Design your own map or see what others have submitted on our DistrictR page:
In-Person Community Meetings
Workshops were held at the West Sacramento Community Center on Saturday morning, March 26 and Tuesday evening, March 29 to assist residents with drawing District Election maps.
More than 20 residents attended. They were coached on how to use the DistrictR online mapping tool for submissions that will be considered by the City Council in the selection of a final map comprised of four districts. Printed maps in English, Spanish, and Russian were also distributed.
Library Option
Did you know you can draw maps in person any time at the Arthur F. Turner Library?
1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento
Printed maps of the City in English, Spanish and Russian and library staff will be present to assist.
Turn completed maps in at the District Election library drop-box.
QUESTIONS?
Email: clerk@qfyx100.com
Help Shape District Election Boundaries
To draw these new districts we need to learn about your community so that the district lines can amplify the voices of residents.
Examples of communities can include neighborhoods, areas where many residents speak the same language, or areas where the residents use the same community facilities. It’s basically any area of the city where people have a common interest that needs a voice in government.
Please fill out a Communities of Interest worksheet below to assist in the district map making process.
Worksheets
Community Zoom Meeting recordings
On February 2, 2022, the City Council decided to retain the current at-large election structure for the mayor, and chose to divide the City into four districts for the election of each councilmember.
This is one of the first significant steps in the transition to district elections for West Sacramento. The Council heard a presentation at the meeting from consultant Paul Mitchell of Redistricting Partners, explaining the process and next steps. Please watch:
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Background
Following direction from the City Council during its meeting of January 19, 2022, the City of West Sacramento is transitioning from an at-large election system to a district based system in accordance with the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA).
The City Council will receive at least five presentations on the CVRA during this process. The public is invited to watch the online stream of these meetings and/or participate directly via Zoom to offer comments. How to watch or comment.
Past and upcoming CVRA-related reports to the City Council are summarized below.
June 15, 2022 The City Council approved a resolution that would put a measure on the November 8, 2022 ballot letting voters decide whether the term of the City's mayor position remain at two years or be changed to four years.
June 1, 2022 The City Council adopted a change to the municipal code to establish a district-based system of elections for Councilmembers.
May 18, 2022 The Council held the first reading of an Ordinance to transition the City to district-based elections and establishing the sequence of elections: in 2022, Districts 3 and 4 would elect Council members to four-year terms; in 2024, Districts 1 and 2 would do the same. On May 18, the Council also selected a final version of a district map.
May 10, 2022 The Council heard a staff presentation, public comment, then selected draft map 4A for district boundaries to be used for City Council elections this November, 2022.
April 20, 2022 The Council selected six focus draft maps for further consideration during a public hearing at this meeting. A final map will be chosen at a special Council meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
April 6, 2022 The Council was presented with several new maps submitted by the public and gave feedback to help narrow down draft boundaries in preparation for the final selection.
March 16, 2022 The Council reviewed initial draft maps that are based on feedback from the public and also sampled boundaries submitted by community members.
March 2, 2022 The Council was presented with initial feedback from residents regarding their communities of interest which will help with the formation of draft district election maps.
February 2, 2022 The Council heard a presentation from the City’s consultant about the upcoming districting process, and selected to divide the City into four districts and retain the current at-large mayor position. (Note: the actual locations of the districts will be the subject of extensive public discussion and will not be decided by the Council until approximately June, 2022.)
January 19, 2022 This report requested Council consideration of Resolution 22-8, which would direct staff to initiate the process of transitioning the City to district-based elections, and Resolution 22-9, which authorized $88,000 in additional funds for related community outreach.