Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions

This bill concerns county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies. DIVISION I —— PLAN “THREE” COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS. This division requires a county with a population of 60,000 or more based on the most recent federal decennial census to use plan “three” for the election of county supervisors. Plan “three” requires individual members of the board of supervisors for that county to be elected from single-member equal-population districts. The bill provides that a county with a population of 60,000 or more as of the effective date of the bill, that does not use plan “three” as of that date for the election of supervisors shall not be required to elect supervisors under plan “three” until the election for supervisors in 2026 following adoption of a representation plan in conformity with the provisions of law governing the adoption of a plan “three” representation plan. DIVISION II —— PLAN “TWO” COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS. This division eliminates the option for counties to use plan “two” for the election of county supervisors. Plan “two” requires individual members of the board of supervisors for that county to be elected at large with equal-population district residence requirements. The bill provides that a county with a population of under 60,000 as of the effective date of the bill, that uses plan “two” as of that date for the election of supervisors shall not be required to elect supervisors under plan “one” or “three” until the election for supervisors in 2026. The bill requires the board of supervisors of a county subject to the requirements of the division to adopt either plan “one” or plan “three” by resolution within days of the effective date of the bill. If plan “three” is adopted, the county shall adopt a plan “three” representation plan in conformity with the provisions of law governing the adoption of a plan “three” representation plan to be used for the election of supervisors in 2026. DIVISION III —— COUNTY SUPERVISOR VACANCIES. This division requires vacancies on the board of supervisors to be filled by special election. Current law allows for vacancies to be filled by appointment under certain circumstances. DIVISION IV —— EFFECTIVE DATE. The bill takes effect upon enactment.