In 2008, voters approved the Voters First Act. The Act creates California's first, 14 member, Citizens Redistricting Commission to determine the boundaries for political districts in California. Every ten years, as provided in the US Constitution, the population must be counted and political boundaries redrawn to provide equal representation in the Congress. The commission will be seated in January 2011 to draw the district boundaries for the state Assembly, Senate and Board of Equalization based on the 2010 census data. The State Auditor's office is in charge of the selection process for the new commission. Over 30,000 California voters applied in the initial application period. An Applicant Review Panel (ARP), seated by the State Auditor, has identified 120 of the 'most qualified' applicants to be interviewed. The panel examined the demographics of the pool for the purposes of assessing its political, racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and geographic diversity.