Inventory of the Collection of the California Special Masters on Reapportionment, 1991
In September 1991, following the inability of the California governor and legislature to agree on a reapportionment plan, the California Supreme Court appointed three special masters to propose a plan. The masters presented their plan to the Supreme Court in early November, and the Supreme Court adopted the plan on January 27, 1992. Two last hurdles, a federal court challenge and passing muster with the U.S. Department of Justice on Voting Rights Act grounds, were quickly met, and the plan was implemented in time for the June 1992 elections.
The masters agreed to a request by the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) to deposit the background materials used in their deliberations with the IGS Library. These materials are described in this inventory, which is divided into five parts corresponding to the five boxes in which the materials are housed.
Box 1 |
Box 2 |
Box 3 |
Box 4 |
Box 5
The full report of the special masters is available online.
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