The voting rights act counsel would provide legal support to the Commission, staff and consultants regarding the redistricting process, including the review of proposed district maps; development, use and analysis of Racially Polarized Voting (“RPV”) data, preparation of legal memoranda and general legal advice to the Commission.
The commission is also seeking a litigation team in the event that any or all of its redistricting maps (Congressional, and State Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization) are challenged in state or federal court. To that end, the commission is seeking is seeking “statements of qualifications” (SOQ) from attorneys, including law firms and other entities.
The deadline for submitting statements for both positions was Jan. 29, 2021. The Commission’s Legal Advisory Committee will initially review all of the submissions during a scheduled public meeting. Final selections by the commission are scheduled to be determined by Feb 25th.
Three firms have submitted applications for litigation counsel and three for Voting Rights Act Counsel. One firm submitted applications for both. You can view the submitted application packages below. For commission meeting video, visit our California page.
| Litigation Counsel Submissions Gibson Dunn Litigation Counsel RPLG Litigation Counsel S&W Levitt Litigation Counsel | VRA Counsel Submissions Crimcard and Akin Gump S&W Levitt VRA Counsel UCLA VRP VRA Counsel |
