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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:

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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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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

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.

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

Elodia M. Garza, County ClerkBy::;Q,:....4~d 4~

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