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EXHIBIT 4: ELECTION CODE 10010 Requirements: DIVISION 10 LOCAL SPECIAL VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS 110000 - 107351 ( Division 10 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS x10000 - 100101 ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 2. District Boundaries 110010- 10010.1 ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 873, Sec. 1. ) 10010. (a) A political subdivision that changes from an at -large method of election to a district -based election, or that establishes district -based elections, shall do all of the following before a public hearing at which the governing body of the political subdivision votes to approve or defeat an ordinance establishing district -based elections: (1) Before drawing a draft map or maps of the proposed boundaries of the districts, the political subdivision shall hold at least two public hearings over a period of no more than 30 days, at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of the districts. Before these hearings, the political subdivision may conduct outreach to the public, including to non -English- speaking communities, to explain the districting process and to encourage public participation. (2) After all draft maps are drawn, the political subdivision shall publish and make available for release at least one draft map and, if members of the governing body of the political subdivision will be elected in their districts at different times to provide for staggered terms of office, the potential sequence of the elections. The political subdivision shall also hold at least two additional hearings over a period of no more than 45 days, at which the public is invited to provide input regarding the content of the draft map or maps and the proposed sequence of elections, if applicable. The first version of a draft map shall be published at least seven days before consideration at a hearing. If a draft map is revised at or following a hearing, it shall be published and made available to the public for at least seven days before being adopted. (b) In determining the final sequence of the district elections conducted in a political subdivision in which members of the governing body will be elected at different times to provide for staggered terms of office, the governing body shall give special consideration to the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, and it shall take into account the preferences expressed by members of the districts. (c) This section applies to, but is not limited to, a proposal that is required due to a court -imposed change from an at -large method of election to a district -based election. (d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "At -large method of election" has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 14026. (2) "District -based election" has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 14026. 75A-15