Impartial Redistricting Amendment

to the Constitution of the State of California

Whereas, fair impartial districts are a boon to the good functioning of democracy; and
whereas, redistricting has been abused in California and around the nation to distort the democratic process and entrench the power of political parties; and
whereas, we believe that a simple mathematical formula for what a good district is shall be the most reliable generator of fair impartial districts for the foreseeable future,
We do hereby enact this amendment to the Constitution of the State of California:

1. The Secretary of State shall accept proposed district mappings for a time of six months following the availability of new deci-annual US Census data for the State of California. The Secretary of State shall accept proposed district mappings from any resident of California but may limit the number of submissions to a reasonable number and shall specify a reasonable format for receiving the district mappings so as to expedite processing.
2. At the end of that period the map shall be chosen that:
1. Has contiguous districts; and
2. Has a difference in population between the least populous and most populous districts of less than one two hundredth of the average district population, unless a more strict requirement is made by US Law in which case that shall be the requirement; and
3. Has the lowest average straight-line distance per person from the geographic centers of the districts to the people within them.