How Will Proposition 11 Ensure that Qualified People with Diverse Backgrounds Are Appointed to the Citizen Redistricting Commission?
Beginning January 2010 and every ten years thereafter, the California State Auditor will initiate an application process open to registered voters in a manner that promotes a diverse and qualified applicant process. This could mean advertising in newspapers or other publications in communities, professions, etc. From this group of applicants, persons with conflicts of interest will be removed by the Auditor, and a three person auditor panel will pick 60 finalists, 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans and 20 others. This group is submitted to legislative leadership and they can strike 8 from each group of 20. The Auditor will then chose eight commissioners from this group and the 8 commissioners will choose the final 6 for a total of 14. Potential commission members could include university professors, CPAs, physicians, nurses, engineers, community advocates, teachers and more. There are also provisions in the initiative requiring the Commission to represent the state’s significant diversity, i
