Voters in Los Angeles approved Measure DD (72.83% in favor, 27.17% against)

Measure DD: Establishes an independent redistricting commission to redraw city council districts for future elections

✅ Good for voters: Independent redistricting commissions take the political map drawing power out of the hands of politicians and their allies and are proven to draw fairer maps, giving voters more power and leading to more competitive elections.

Los Angeles’s redistricting system allowed elected city council officials to have final say over the city’s voting maps.In 2022, leaked audio revealed members of city council making racist and derogatory remarks about city residents and plotting to draw voting maps to favor themselves.

After Angelenos demanded action, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a proposal for maps to be drawn by an independent redistricting commission which citizens voted on in the 2024 election.

RepresentUs worked working with California Common Cause and City Council President Paul Krekorian and Councilmember Nithya Raman who championed an independent redistricting commission for the city.