San Bernardino Residents Urged to Weigh-In on Supervisorial District Maps

The redistricting process in San Bernardino County is underway and the county is urging residents to get involved in the process in innovative ways.  One of the ways the public can participate in the process is through an interactive website that will allow people to draw their own districts and send them in to the County for consideration.

“The Board of Supervisors is looking forward to utilizing the latest technology and in-person meetings throughout the county to involve every county resident and each of our communities in the 2021 redistricting process,” said San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman.

In compliance with a new County Charter approved by voters in November, the board in March created a seven-member Advisory Redistricting Commission to receive comments and suggestions from the public and recommend at least two supervisorial district boundary maps for consideration by the board.

Every decade, upon the release of new U.S. Census data, the county is required to redraw the boundaries of the five Board of Supervisors districts to ensure each has very close to the same number of residents and that the new districts comply with the Voting Rights Act and meet other criteria.

The County launched a website, sbcountyredistricting.com, that contains information about the redistricting process, alerts visitors to upcoming meetings, allows them to view live and archived meetings, submit questions and other feedback, and read the latest news on redistricting.