Redistricting Commission
Commission seated, Initial Presentation with the Commission Chair. Website/Public Mapping Options LaunchedCommission begins training (see training outline below) Public Outreach to publicize process and initial meeting dates publicized
- September 1-12 -
- Solicit publicly drawn boundaries using new Census data via DistrictR.
- Commission members review COI public testimony and census data results individually.
- Census data delivered to City Council with explainer.
Week of 13th - - Meeting with Commission to review three draft maps drawn by Redistricting Partners with COI and public testimony in mind.
- Week of 20th - Rest week
- Week of 27th - Commission working meeting to revise and refine district map.
City council updated, and concerns and comments, if any, related back to the Commission.
Schedule calendar hold for Commission working meeting.
Final scheduled calendar hold for Commission working meeting.
Work week for Redistricting Partners to prepare final materials.
Redistricting Partners produced and final slides and materials.
All materials submitted into Legistar by city staff.
- Presentation of plan adopted by the Commission to the City Council for their approval.
- If approved, Commission retires.
- Press release.
If Council rejects the map the Commission will meet to review Council’s comments and produce a final map. Production of new slides.
Slides reviewed by chair and city management.Uploaded to Legistar.
As needed
City Council Chambers (lower level)
57 E. First Street
Every ten years, following the U.S. Census, the City of Mesa is required by law to review their voting districts to ensure continued compliance with the Constitution and the Federal Voting Rights Act. Learn more about the redistricting process.
See schedule of public meetings and how to provide input
Per the Mesa City Charter, The Mesa City Council appoints a five-member commission composed of Mesa residents to draw the new council district boundaries. The Commission has received training from national experts in redistricting and they consider both qualitative and quantitative data, including 2020 U.S. Census data, to redraw city council boundaries.
Commission members were appointed by the Mesa City Council on April 29, 2021 and will serve until a map is adopted by the Mesa City Council in late 2021. The commission is non-partisan and is composed of volunteers who are Mesa residents.
All Redistricting Commission meetings are open to the public. Advisory board meetings operate on a hybrid system. Public participants are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom.
Members of the public can address the Board in the following ways:
- Attend a meeting in person. Participants may complete a blue comment upon arrival at the meeting.
- Submit an online comment card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting.
- If you want to speak at the meeting, you will need to indicate on the comment card that you would like to speak during the meeting, and you will need to call 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 5301232921 and following the prompts, prior to the start of the meeting. You will be able to listen to the meeting; and when the item you have indicated that you want to speak on is before the Council, your line will be taken off mute and you will be given an opportunity to speak.
For help with the online comment card, or for any other technical difficulties, please call 480-644-2099.
Board
The terms will expire when Council adopts a new City Council District map.
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Staff Contact:
Jeffrey Robbins
jeffrey.robbins@mesaaz.gov
480-644-5249
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About Redistricting Partners
Redistricting Partners has been working for the last 10+ years on redistricting, racially polarized voting analysis, California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) implementation, and mid-decade redistricting work, primarily in California, for the past decade, with GIS and political experience that goes back more than 20 years.
Redistricting Partners was formed with a focus on engaging in the statewide redistricting process under the new California Redistricting Commission in 2011. This work quickly moved into local municipal redistricting, advising and implementing transitions from at-large election systems to districted election systems for dozens of community college districts throughout the state.
For the last decade, much of our work has been with cities, community college districts, school boards and other kinds of agencies, such as hospital districts, water boards and other special districts.
Our work has also extended to outside organizations working to ensure a fair redistricting process, and protect communities. This includes groups like Equality California, who have sought to preserve the power of LGBTQ communities within redistricting.
Redistricting Partners is headed by Paul Mitchell, a data consultant based in Sacramento 
Mitchell has conducted the redistricting for more than 35 cities, school boards and community college districts, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, and most recently, the Cities of Santa Ana, Davis and Napa. The firm’s work on racially polarized voting analysis and demographics has aided dozens of agencies as they navigate the California and Federal Voting Rights Acts
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