Contra Costa Republican Party - Redistricting Task Force

Redistricting Commission Task Force

Chairman: Allen Payton

Redistricting update: The Constitutional Role of Partisans in the Redistricting Process (pdf document.)

The CCAG (California Conservative Action Group) will hold two training sessions for conservatives interested in attending the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) input hearings on May 20, 21, 22 and 23 in the Bay Area.

The training sessions will be held on May 17 in Alameda County and May 19 in Contra Costa County. Both meetings begin at 7:30 PM and last an hour. Conservatives who would like to attend should e-mail us at raquel@fairthelines.org or david@fairthelines.org to sign up.

The commission will be in Santa Rosa on May 20, in Oakland on May 21, in Salinas on May 22 and in San Jose on May 23. Full details of the meeting times and venues are posted below.

These Bay Area input hearings are the most important part of the redistricting process! On June 10 three short weeks after the Bay Area hearings, the commission will release its critical first draft maps. If well-trained and well prepared conservatives attend the meetings, we will have a say in the final outcome. If we do not attend, Bay Area liberals and progressives will control the process and the outcomes.

TEN YEARS OF ELECTIONS ARE AT STAKE.

THE LINES WILL NOT BE RE-DRAWN UNTIL 2021!

Please contact us with your commitment to attend.

Santa Rosa, May 20 / 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m: Council Chambers, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Oakland, May 21 / 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m: City Council Chambers, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612

Salinas, May 22 / 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m: Rotunda, City Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA 9390

San Jose, May 23 /6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m: Mayfair Community Center, 2039 Kammerer Ave, San Jose, CA 95116

David Salaverry, California Conservative Action Group

REDISTRICTING PROCESS HIJACKED?
It’s not hyperbole to say that in the next three and a half months, California’s political destiny will be decided for the next 10 years. The California Citizens’ Redistricting Commission has been at work since early February setting about their directed task to “redraw the lines” for State Congressional, Legislative and Board of Equalization districts. They are charged to complete their task by August 15th. The lines they draw will impact our state’s election results for years to come. Their website is: www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov

The Commission got off to a rocky start by leaning left on their choices for (1) a professional line drawer, and (2) Voting Rights law firm. In addition, in my last briefing, I noted that leftist activists have been at work for months organizing and training special interest groups to testify, sometimes quite persuasively, before the Commission. Now, things have progressed from bad to worse!

Our Alameda County friend, David Salaverry, founder of the California Conservative Action Group, spent last week in Southern California tracking the Redistricting Commission meetings. Yesterday, he included on his website: www.fairthelines.org, an article by Tony Quinn, that reported one of the hard left members of the Commission has persuaded other members to ignore the US and California Constitutions by in effect repealing the historical “one person one vote” rule. They did this by allowing a greater population deviation between districts.

WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION. Testimony has already begun. We have found that the left has a veritable army of paid attorneys and special interest groups. We need citizens like you testifying for compact, contiguous districts which make sense.

DATES for TESTIMONY:
Friday, May 20th 6 pm Santa Rosa
Saturday, May 21st 2 pm Oakland ******
Sunday, May 22nd 2 pm Salinas
Monday, May 23rd 6 pm San Jose
Tuesday, May 24th 9am ORGANIZED GROUP Testimony ******

The Contra Costa Redistricting Task Force and the California Conservative Action Group have the information and the tools that you need to become an active participant in this crucial process. To get involved, contact me today: chairman@contracostagop.org, or go to: www.fairthelines.org.