Welcome to Sutter County's redistricting page.

What is Redistricting?

Every ten years, districts must be redrawn so that each district is substantially equal in population. This process, called redistricting, is important in ensuring that each board member represents about the same number of constituents. In Sutter County, the Registrar of Voters is preparing proposed maps for the Sutter County Board of Supervisors to adopt.

Why does redistricting matter to me?

Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a board member. The County will seek input in selecting the next district map for our supervisorial districts. You have an opportunity to share with the County how you think district boundaries should be drawn to best represent your community. One way to do this is by email to my2cents@co.sutter.ca.us.

Public Hearings and Workshops

Hearings:

• 2 p.m. September 28, 2021 - Board of Supervisors meeting
• 2 p.m. October 12, 2021 - Board of Supervisors meeting
• 6 p.m. November 4, 2021 - Board of Supervisors meeting
• 2 p.m. November 16, 2021 - Board of Supervisors meeting

Workshops:

• 6 p.m. October 14, 2021 - Live Oak Community Center, 10200 O St., Live Oak
• 6 p.m. October 21, 2021 - East Nicolaus High School, 2454 Nicolaus Avenue, Nicolaus
• 6 p.m. October 28, 2021 - Sutter Union High School, 2665 Acacia Avenue, Sutter

Current Map Options

What is a Community of Interest or COI?

A community of interest is any cohesive group of people that live in a geographically definable area and should be considered as a potential voting bloc in current of future elections. 

There are some communities of interest that are considered “protected classes” in that they have rights through state or federal civil rights or voting rights laws. Some examples of protected classes in districting would be ethnic and racial minorities like a concentration of Latino, Asian or African Americans within a congressional district. Protected classes can be described through public input and there are federal databases that must be used wherever applicable to define these areas and make sure that they are not being harmed by the district boundaries.

There are other COI that can also be considered in districting, but don’t have the higher legal requirements as ethnic or racial minorities, but still are critical to the process. These could be clusters of senior citizens in one community or a group of college students living in a densely populated area near a campus, or people who live in a downtown area or hillside, agricultural, urban area or even people who share concerns such as transportation, airport noise, dog park etc.

How to Document your COI

What is the nature of the bond or common interest of your community? You can describe what the common interests of your community are and why or how they are important. 

Where is your community located? You can define it by drawing it on a map or describing it by natural or street/city/school board or other political boundaries.

What is the rationale for your community of interest to be used in this districting? You can describe how the community interacts with the agency being districted and how the issues before the board have a unique impact on that community.

Submit information, comments, and/or maps of your Community of Interest by emailing us at my2cents@co.sutter.ca.us or by using our mapping tool at: Event | Districtr

What Criteria will be used in drawing district lines?

To the extent practicable, district lines will be adopted using the following criteria:

• Geographically contiguous districts (each supervisorial district should share a common border with the next)
• The geographic integrity of local neighborhoods or communities shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division. 
• Geographic integrity of a city shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division
• Easily identifiable boundaries that follow natural of artificial barriers (rivers, streets, highways, rail lines, etc.), and 
• Lines shall be drawn to encourage geographic compactness

In addition, boundaries shall not be drawn for purposes of favoring or discriminating against a political party. 

To draw your proposed Sutter County Supervisorial district lines, click Event | Districtr