• New Process For Electing LVJUSD Board Trustees

    As of October 1, 2024, the LVJUSD Board of Education has approved an initial plan to transition from at-large board elections to by-trustee area board elections starting in 2026. In a by-trustee area election, only voters who live within a given trustee's area can vote for the candidate(s) who resides within that area. For more information, please see our flyers.

Why By-Trustee Area Elections?

    • Enhanced Representation:
      Each area within the district will have a dedicated representative, ensuring that diverse voices of the community are reflected on the school board.
    • Increased Accountability:
      Board members will be more directly accountable to the constituents in their specific area, allowing for more focused and localized attention.
    • Greater Engagement:
      With representatives drawn from specific areas, residents may feel more connected and involved in the decision-making process, fostering a stronger sense of community involvement.

Be Informed! Get Involved!

  • Members of the public are invited to participate in the three-phase process for this transition by attending a public meeting to:

    • Explain why districting is relevant to your community
    • Help set the criteria for establishing trustee areas
    • Get the tools you need to draw a map of one or more districts
    • Review draft plans of trustee areas
    • Share your opinions of the draft maps

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Please click here for answers to the following questions:

    • What is the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA)?
    • Why consider the transition to a by-trustee area election system now?
    • What is the difference between "At-Large" Elections and "By-Trustee Area" Elections?
    • Does this change where students attend school?
    • How will the transition impact me?
    • What data must be considered in ensuring population equality among the trustee areas?
    • How and when will the final map be chosen?
    • What if there is no candidate in one of the trustee areas?
    • When will the new trustee areas take effect?
    • How will board members elected at large be impacted?

Timeline

Additional Resources

Maps

  • There are currently no draft maps drawn. Once created, the draft maps will be provided. Once the draft maps are available, the most detailed way to view each draft map is using the Interactive Review Map. The link takes you to a website where you can view all maps and zoom in and out to see the map details.

    State-Mandated Elections Code Section 21130(b)(1) Disclosure:
    California Elections Code Section 21130(b)(1) states:
    Consistent with the districting body’s existing obligations under the federal Voting Rights Act, the districting body shall determine whether it is possible to create an election district or districts in which a minority group is sufficiently large and geographically compact to constitute a majority in a single-member district, as set forth in Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986), and as interpreted in case law regarding enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act with respect to redistricting. The districting body shall publish on its redistricting web page, at a minimum, the results of its analysis within seven days of completing the analysis or prior to adopting election district boundaries, whichever occurs first.

    Disclosure:
    National Demographics Corporation (NDC), on behalf of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, has analyzed the District’s demographics and determined that  it is not possible to create an election trustee area or trustee areas in which Latinos, African-Americans, Asian-Americans or Native Americans are a sufficiently large and geographically compact population of Citizens of Voting Age Population (CVAP) to constitute a majority of CVAP in one or more single-member districts, as set forth in Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986), and as interpreted in case law regarding enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act with respect to redistricting.

    NDC’s analysis found that even ignoring the all FAIR MAPS Act requirements other than equal population and contiguity it is not possible to draw a trustee area where Non-Hispanic Whites are not a plurality of Citizen Voting Age Population.

    State-Mandated Elections Code Section 21130(b)(2) Disclosure:
    Elections Code Section 21130(b)(2) states:
    If the districting body, consistent with its existing obligations under the federal Voting Rights Act, conducts an analysis to determine whether “racially polarized voting,” as defined in case law regarding enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act, exists in the local jurisdiction, the districting body shall publish on its redistricting web page, at a minimum, a summary of its analysis and findings within seven days of completing the analysis or prior to adopting election district boundaries, whichever occurs first.

    Disclosure:
    The districting body has not conducted any such analysis.

We Want to Hear From You!

  • As our district prepares to transition from at-large board elections to by-trustee area board elections in 2026, we invite your comments, questions and feedback. Please click the link below and take a moment to share your thoughts on this important change. 

    LVJUSD By-Trustee Area Election Feedback

Contact Us

  • Please feel free to contact the superintendent's office with any comments or questions by calling (925) 606-3281 or emailing communityengagement@lvjusd.org.