Fresno County supervisors to pick a new district map. Its impacts will last a decade
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors could pick a new district map on Tuesday after a public hearing.
The supervisors have already picked one map as a front runner, which is called Public 101b, and asked county employees to bring it and some alternates with minor changes to the public hearing, scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Hall of Records, 2281 Tulare St.
The first hearing on Nov. 2 lasted more than three hours.
The county employees have developed six alternates for redistricting, according to county records.
The supervisors earlier this month dismissed a map from the Equitable Map Coalition, which is made up of the Central California Coalition for Equitable Realignment, Dolores Huerta Foundation and a slew of other community-based groups.
That coalition has submitted another revised map, called Public 125, which is also on the board’s agenda.
Supporters of the coalition say the county needs to overhaul its map to make the share of political power more fair, particularly for low-income rural voters of color. The map supported by the board is status quo with few changes, they argue.
The supervisors have until Dec. 15 to decide on the final redistricting map, and have a meeting set a day prior to do so.
The supervisors are required to give anyone who wants to speak during the public hearing an opportunity to do so. Each speaker was given two minutes at the first hearing, and longer if they required a translator.
The map will be used for county representation and elections for 10 years.
This story was originally published November 15, 2021 at 12:30 PM.
