Orange County Redistricting Submittal Processes Redistricting Committee Orange County, California April 1, 2011 Deborah Diep, Director Center for Demographic Research California State University, Fullerton

2 Methods to Submit Plan 1. Online using the County-hosted redistricting software at select locations 2. CD from those with Maptitude’s desktop version of the Redistricting software 3. Hardcopy with CD

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4 Option 1: County-hosted software FAQ guide Step-by-step guide for online software Recaps items needed for Desktop software and hardcopy submittals First time users Need access to active address at first log in to validate account May need more than one session Plan does not need to be completed in one session Once a user account is created it can be accessed from any County-hosted site

5 Optional Verification of Submitted Plan If verification that online plan was received is desired: Send an from the address used to submit the plan, along with your user name, to requesting Response via within one (1) business day

6 Option 2: Those with Desktop software For those with Maptitude’s desktop Redistricting software From the Redistricting/Plan Utilities/Export Plan menu- export a binary file (*.bin). Submit CD to CDR with *.bin file Item 9- summary narrative of proposed plan

7 Option 3: Hardcopy with CD 4 required items outlined in the Redistricting Kit Partial Census Tracts assigned to proposed Supervisorial Districts (Item 3C) General map of proposed districts (Item 6) Summary tables of proposed plan elements (Item 7) Narrative description of proposed plan (Item 9) If applicable: Block assignments if partial tracts are split (Item 8)

Redistricting Demographic Submittal Kit 1. Public Participation Plan 2. California Elections Code Census data- INCLUDES REQUIRED ITEM 4. Registered voters information by census tract 5. Recent supervisorial elections results by census tract 6. Three (3) County base maps- 1 map showing proposed districts is REQUIRED 7. Summary table of elements of the plan, including sample. REQUIRED ITEM 8. Partial Census Tract Forms. REQUIRED ITEM if applicable 9. Narrative description REQUIRED ITEM 10. Map to CDR

9 Item 1 Public Participation Plan

10 Item 2 Elections Code

11 Item 3A 2010 Census Population Totals for Cities & Communities by District

12 Item 3B Census Total and 18+ Population

13 Item 3C- REQUIRED Census Tract District Assignment Log

14 Item 4- Voter Data

15 Item 5- Election Results

16 Item 6

17 Item 6

18 Item 6 (Sample) REQUIRED

19 Item 7-1 REQUIRED

20 Item 7-1 SAMPLE

21 Item 7-2 REQUIRED

22 Item 7-2 SAMPLE

23 Item 8 Partial Census Tract Form REQUIRED if applicable

24 Item 9- REQUIRED A narrative description of the proposed plan, preferably in 250 words or less. The narrative may include a description of how the plan complies with the General Instructions for Developing/ Submitting a Proposed Redistricting Plan in the Public Participation Plan.

25 Item 10- Map to CDR

26 Submittal Methods Recap 1. Online using the County-hosted redistricting software at select locations 2. CD from those with Maptitude’s desktop version of the Redistricting software 3. Hardcopy with CD

27 Deadlines for Proposed Redistricting Plans May 4- 5:00PM if you want CDR to review your proposal for requirement compliance. May 18, :00PM is final deadline to submit in hardcopy, online, or CD in order to be considered by the Redistricting Committee. Neither the County nor CDR is responsible for rejection of proposals that are either not received by the deadline or are incomplete or that do not comply with the requirements listed in the public participation plan. Don’t wait until the last minute, give yourself plenty of time and a buffer zone before the deadline.