Public Hearing 5
BY DISTRICT
ELECTIONS
1 June 16, 2025
PLANNED
&
ONGOING
sanleandro.org/votebydistrict
Farmers Market Booth
April 16, April 30, May 14 & May 28
Social Media Posts
Facebook & Instagram
Newpaper Publications
SL Times, Daily Review, Vision
Hispana and Sing Tao
Translation & Interpretation Support
OUTREACH By request at Council Meetings
2 SANLEANDRO.ORG/VOTEBYDISTRICT
3 TheCity’sChartermakestheFAIRMAPSAct’scriteriainapplicablebecauseSection230 oftheCityCharterrequiresthefollowing:
·TherebesixCouncil districts,withoneCouncilmemberfromeachdistrict. ·Eachdistrictshall consistofgeographicallycontiguousterritory. ·Eachdistrictshall consistofgeographicallycompactterritory. ·Eachdistrictshall contain,asnearlyaspossible,equal numbersofresidents. ·Districtboundariesshall approximateelectionprecinctboundariesestablishedbythe AlamedaCountyBoardofSupervisors.
·AnychangestotheboundariesofCouncilmemberdistrictsshall onlybemadebyan ordinanceoftheCityCouncil.
·Nochangeindistrictboundariesshall operatetodisqualifyanincumbentfromoffice beforetheexpirationofthetermforwhichsuchpersonwaselectedorappointed.
Mayor
Districts 1, 3 and 5
2026
Districts 2, 4 and 6
2028
ELECTION SEQUENCING
No proposed changes to election sequence as system has been in place since districts were established in San Leandro. 4 RECOMMENDATION
5 Adopt an ordinance to establish district-based elections of Councilmembers and a final district map in accordance with the California Voting Rights Act.
Direct Staff to bring to Council in November or December an outreach and education plan for public input of a measure on the ballot to amend the City Charter to By-District elections QUESTIONS?
April 21, 2025
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