DIVISION 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT 21000-23003›CHAPTER 7. City Elections 21600-21621›ARTICLE 1. General Law Cities 21600-21607
§ 21601
California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Following each decennial federal census, and using that census as a basis, the council shall, by ordinance or resolution, adjust the boundaries of any or all of the council districts of the city so that the council districts shall be as nearly equal in population as may be and shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 10301 of Title 52 of the United States Code, as amended. In establishing the boundaries of the council districts the council may give consideration to the following factors: (a) topography, (b) geography, (c) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory, and (d) community of interests of the council districts.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 732, Sec. 38. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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