Shall the City Charter be amended to elect city council members by district, excepting the mayor, as follows: for the 2020 election to establish six districts for the election of one council member to represent each district; and, beginning in 2022 to establish three districts for the election of two council members to represent each district; and to require an independent redistricting committee?
2, Santa Clara County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 38.6% yes, 61.4% no (25,189 votes cast)
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This measure would have changed Santa Clara's city council election system from at-large to district-based representation, initially creating six single-member districts in 2020 and then transitioning to three two-member districts starting in 2022, while establishing an independent redistricting committee. The mayor would continue to be elected city-wide.