§ 11851 Ward Boundary Division

This law says that in certain areas, the number of leaders (directors) must go from five to seven. The current leaders have to split the area into seven parts with roughly the same number of voters in each part.

Key Takeaways

•This law only applies to areas that need to increase their leaders from five to seven.
•The current leaders must split the area into seven parts within 90 days after January 1, 1974.
•Each part must have roughly the same number of voters to keep things fair.

Example

Imagine a small town that used to have five people in charge, but now they need seven. The current leaders have to draw new lines to split the town into seven areas.

They have to make sure each of the seven areas has about the same number of people who can vote. This way, each new leader represents a fair number of voters.

How to Calculate

Total registered voters / 7

Count the total number of registered voters in the area.
Divide that number by 7 to find out how many voters should be in each new part (ward).
Draw the lines so each part has close to that number of voters.

A town has 70,000 registered voters and needs to split into seven wards.

Result: Each ward should have about 10,000 voters (70,000 / 7 = 10,000).

In any district in which the number of directors is required to be increased from five to seven as provided in Section 11850, the board of directors in office on January 1, 1974, shall, by resolution or ordinance adopted within 90 days after such date, divide the territory of the district into seven wards, and fix the boundaries thereof. The boundaries shall be fixed such that the wards are as equal in number of registered voters as may be. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 337.)

Key Takeaways

•This law only applies to areas that need to increase their leaders from five to seven.
•The current leaders must split the area into seven parts within 90 days after January 1, 1974.
•Each part must have roughly the same number of voters to keep things fair.

Example

Imagine a small town that used to have five people in charge, but now they need seven. The current leaders have to draw new lines to split the town into seven areas.

They have to make sure each of the seven areas has about the same number of people who can vote. This way, each new leader represents a fair number of voters.

How to Calculate

Total registered voters / 7

Count the total number of registered voters in the area.
Divide that number by 7 to find out how many voters should be in each new part (ward).
Draw the lines so each part has close to that number of voters.

A town has 70,000 registered voters and needs to split into seven wards.

Result: Each ward should have about 10,000 voters (70,000 / 7 = 10,000).

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§ 11851 Ward Boundary Division

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