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League of Women Voters and ACLU urge independent redistricting commission in letters to charter committee

Charter Review Committee for the County of San Mateo · April 2, 2026
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Summary

Multiple civic groups, including both local League of Women Voters chapters and ACLU Northern California, submitted letters asking the Charter Review Committee to recommend an independent redistricting commission to remove conflicts of interest and increase transparency in drawing supervisorial districts.

The Charter Review Committee read into the record April 2 letters from civic organizations urging the committee to recommend a charter amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission.

Kim (staff) read comments from a March 29 letter by former redistricting advisory chair Jim Lawrence, who argued that…

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