Transition to District Elections Complete

At their meeting on November 5, 2019, the City Council took the final step to complete the transition to district elections by approving an ordinance to implement by-district elections beginning with the election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

• Ordinance 2566 - Establishing District Elections (PDF)

Final District Map

At their meeting on October 22, 2019, the City Council selected Five District Map Option 4 as the final map, and assigned district election sequencing: Districts 2, 3, and 5 in 2020; Districts 1 and 4 in 2022. View the map (PDF).

On July 1, 2019, the City of Davis received a demand letter from Rexroad Law alleging that the City’s current at-large election system violates the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The letter threatens legal action if the City does not take action to transition to district-based elections within the timeline provided in Section 10010 of the California Elections Code. The main remedy under the CVRA is to move to district-based elections. On August 13, 2019, the City Council adopted a resolution of intent to transition to district-based elections.

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