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Redistricting 2011
The County Commissioners Court encourages participation in the
redistricting process. A publichearing will be held on the County's
proposed redistricting plan. For details, click on thefollowing
link:
~otic~ of Public Hearing
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DUVAL COUNTY, TEXAS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ONREALIGNING COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS
According to the 2010 Census data, the County's
commissionerprecincts are not of sufficiently equal population and
must beredrawn in order to comply with the "one-person,
one-vote"principle established by the U.S. Constitution.
The Duval County Commissioners Court is considering
newboundaries for its commissioner precincts and wants to hear
fromyou. Tell us what you think about the preliminary
commissionerprecinct plan at the public hearing described
below:
PUBLIC HEARING ONREDISTRICTING PROPOSALS
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Date: June 17,2011
Address: Duval County Courtroom2nd• Floor
400 E. GravisSan Diego, Texas 78384
The preliminary plan for the commissioner precincts will
beavailable at the hearing and is available for public
inspectionduring normal business hours at Elections Dept. 400 E.
Gravis, SanDiego, Texas Monday through Friday from now until the
date ofthe public hearing.
A copy of the plan is also available at duval-county. net.
Inaddition, you need to be aware that the Commissioners Court
hasadopted Guidelines for public participation. The Guidelines,
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among other things, require that comments be submitted in
writingeven if you make them orally at the hearing; all written
commentsare due by the close of the hearing. The Guidelines may be
foundat [duval-county.net]. Any plans that are proposed must
conformto the redistricting Criteria adopted by the Commissioners
Court.The Criteria are found at [duval-county .net].
You may also call [Ana Bazan, 361-279-6278] if you have
anyquestions.
Para informacion en Espaiiol, llame a 361-279-6278.
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Redistribuci6n 2011
La Corte de Comisionados del Condado alienta la participacion en
el proceso de redistribucionde distritos. Se efectuara una
audiencia publica respecto al plan propuesto por el Condado para
laredistribucion de distritos. Para mayores informes, favor de
visitar el siguiente sitio web:
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DUVAL, CONDADO DE TEXAS
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA REFERENTE A REALINEACION DELOS
RECINTOS DE LOS COMISIONADOS
Conforme la informacion emitida por el Censo del 2010, los
recintos de loscomisionados del Condado no son suficientemente
equitativos en cuanto a supoblacion, por 10 cual deberan ser
nuevamente configurados de acuerdo alprincipio "una persona - un
voto", establecida por la Constituci6n de los EstadosUnidos.
La Corte de Comisionados del Condado de Duval esta considerando
nuevoslimites para los recintos de los comisionados y desea
escuchar su opinion.Diganos que piensa sobre el plan preliminar
para los recintos de los comisionadosdurante la audiencia publica
descrita a continuacion:
AUDIENCIA PUBLICA REFERENTEA LAS PROPUEST AS DE REDISTRIBUCION
DE DISTRITOS
Hora: 8:30 a.m.Fecha: Junio 17,2011
Direcci6n: Sala de tribunal del Condado de Duval2nd. Piso
400 E. GravisSan Diego. Texas 78384
EI plan preliminar para los recintos de los comisionados estara
disponible durantela audiencia para ser inspeccionado por el
publico, y tambien durante horashabiles en Departamento de
Eleciones, 400 E. Gravis, San Diego, Texas de Lunesa Viernes a
partir de hoy hasta la fecha de la audiencia publica.
Copia del plan preliminar tambien esta disponible en el
siguiente sino web:[duval-county.net]. Asimismo la Corte de
Comisionados del Condado de Duvalquiere dejarle saber que ha
adoptado Guias referente a participacion del publico.Entre otros
requerimientos, las Guias requieren que todos comentarios
seansometidos por escrito antes de concluir la audiencia publica,
no obstante que los
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mismos hayan sido presentado oralmente en la audiencia. Las
Guias estandisponible en el sito web: [duval-county.net]. Asimismo
todo plan propuestodebe adherirse al Criterio de redistribuci6n de
distritos adoptado por la Corte deComisionados del Condado de
Duval, el cual esta disponible en el sito web:[duval-county
.net].
De igual forma, si tiene alguna pregunta, puede Hamar a Ana
Bazan, 361-279-6278.
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ORDER NO. _'4AR "0 2""j if \ j diJ
THE STATE OF TEXAS
THE COUNTY OF DUVAL
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GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS SUBMITTINGSPECIFIC REDISTRICTING
PROPOSALS
AND PROVIDING COMMENTS
WHEREAS, this Commissioners Court has certain responsibilities
for redistricting underfederal and state law including but not
limited to Amendments 14 and 15 to the United StatesConstitution,
U.S.C.A. (West 2006) and the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973c
(West2010); Article 5, Section 18 of the Texas Constitution (Vernon
2007); and Tex. Gov't CodeAnn. §§ 2058.001 and 2058.002 (Vernon
2008); and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the orderly
consideration and evaluation ofredistricting plans which may come
before the Court; and
WHEREAS, these guidelines relate to persons who have specific
redistricting plans theywish the Court to consider; and
WHEREAS, the Court welcomes any comments relevant to the
redistricting process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in order to make sure that
any plan thatmight be submitted is of maximum assistance to the
Court in its decision making process, theCourt hereby sets the
following guidelines to be followed by each person submitting
aredistricting plan for consideration:
1. Proposed plans must be submitted in writing and be legible.
If a plan issubmitted orally, there is significant opportunity for
misunderstanding, and itis possible that errors may be made in
analyzing it. The Court wants to besure that all proposals are
fully and accurately considered.
2. Any plan must show the total population and voting age
population forBlacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Anglo/other for each
proposed precinct basedon the 2010 Census Data. If a plan is
submitted without a populationbreakdown, the Court may not have
sufficient information to give it fullconsideration.
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3. Plans should redistrict the entire county. The Court, of
course, will beconsidering the effect of any plan on the entire
County. Also, the Court issubject to the Voting Rights Act, which
protects various racial and language
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minorities. Thus, as a matter of federal law, the Court will be
required toconsider the effect of any proposal on multiple racial
and ethnic groups. If aplan does not redistrict the entire county,
it may be impossible for the Court toassess its impact on one or
more protected minority groups.
4. Plans should conform to the criteria the Court will be using
in drawing theprecincts.
5. Comments must be submitted in writing and be legible, even if
the person alsomakes the comments orally at a public hearing.
6. Persons providing comments and those submitting proposed
plans mustidentify themselves by full name and home address and
provide a phonenumber and, if available, an email address. The
Court may wish to follow upon such comments or obtain additional
information about submitted plans.
7. All comments and proposed plans must be submitted to the
CommissionersCourt by the close of the public hearing.
BE IT SO ORDERED.
Adopted on this ,3/2 day of rrJtt2eh ' 2011.
DUVAL COUNTY, TEXAS
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ORDER NO. _MAR 30 2DH
THE STATE OF TEXAS
THE COUNTY OF DUVAL
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a. ElODIA M. GARZA~.u2Z;J:;.ljlCO}~HXTEXAS8Y ~ ~ ~~~OEPUTY
DUVAL COUNTY ORDER ADOPTING CRITERIAFOR USE IN REDISTRICTING
2011 PROCESS
WHEREAS, this Commissioners Court has certain responsibilities
for redistricting underfederal and state law including but not
limited to Amendments 14 and 15 to the United StatesConstitution,
U.S.c.A. (West 2006) and the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.c.A. § 1973c
(West2010); Article 5, Section 18 of the Texas Constitution (Vernon
2007); and Tex. Gov't CodeAnn. §§ 2058.001 and 2058.002 (Vernon
2008); and
WHEREAS, on review of the 2010 Census data, it appears that a
population imbalance existsrequiring redistricting of the County's
Commissioner Precincts; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the County to comply with the
Voting Rights Act and with allother relevant law, including Shaw v.
Reno jurisprudence; and
WHEREAS, a set of established redistricting criteria will serve
as a framework to guide theCounty in the consideration of
districting plans; and
WHEREAS, established criteria will provide the County a means by
which to evaluate andmeasure proposed plans; and
WHEREAS, redistricting criteria will assist the County in its
efforts to comply with allapplicable federal and state laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the County, in
its adoptionof a redistricting plan for Commissioner Precincts,
will adhere to the following criteria to thegreatest extent
possible when drawing district boundaries:
1. Where possible, easily identifiable geographic boundaries
should be followed.
2. Communities of interest should be maintained in a single
district, wherepossible, and attempts should be made to avoid
splitting neighborhoods.
3. To the extent possible, districts should be composed of whole
votingprecincts. Where this is not possible or practicable,
districts should be drawnin a way that permits the creation of
practical voting precincts and that ensuresthat adequate facilities
for polling places exist in each voting precinct.
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4. Although it is recognized that existing districts will have
to be altered toreflect new population distribution, any
districting plan should, to the extentpossible, be based on
existing districts.
5. Districts must be configured so that they are relatively
equal in totalpopulation according to the 2010 federal census. In
no event should the totaldeviation between the largest and the
smallest district exceed ten percent.
6. The districts should be compact and composed of contiguous
territory.Compactness may contain a functional, as well as a
geographical dimension.
7. Consideration may be given to the preservation of
incumbent-constituencyrelations by recognition of the residence of
incumbents and their history inrepresenting certain areas.
8. The plan should be narrowly tailored to avoid retrogression
in the position ofracial minorities and language minorities as
defined in the Voting Rights Actwith respect to their effective
exercise of the electoral franchise.
9. The plan should not fragment a geographically compact
minority communityor pack minority voters in the presence of
polarized voting so as to createliability under section 2 of the
Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973.
The governmental body will review all plans in light of these
criteria and willevaluate how well each plan conforms to the
criteria.
Any plan submitted to the governmental body by a citizen for its
consideration shouldbe a complete plan-i. e., it should show the
full number of commissioner precincts andshould redistrict the
entire County. The governmental body may decline to consider any
planthat is not a complete plan.
All plans submitted by citizens, as well as plans submitted by
staff, consultants, andmembers of the governmental body should
conform to these criteria.
BE IT SO ORDERED.
Adopted on this 30 day of ~, 2011.DUV AL COUNTY, TEXAS
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Elodia M. Garza, County ClerkBy::;Q,:....4~d 4~
Deputy