For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) âAdvisory redistricting commissionâ means a body that recommends to a legislative body placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body. (b) âFamily memberâ means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or in-law. (c) âHybrid redistricting commissionâ means a body that recommends to a legislative body two or more maps for the placement of the district boundaries for that legislative body, where the legislative body must adopt one of those maps without modification, except as may be required to comply with state or federal law. (d) âIndependent redistricting commissionâ means a body, other than a legislative body, that is empowered to adopt the district boundaries of a legislative body. (e) âLegislative bodyâ means a county board of supervisors, a city council of a general law city, a governing board of a school district, a governing board of a community college district, or an elected governing board of a special district. (f) âLocal jurisdictionâ means a county, general law city, school district, community college district, or special district. âLocal jurisdictionâ does not include a charter city. (g) âRedistrictingâ means either districting or redistricting. (h) âSpouseâ means a spouse or registered domestic partner.
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