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2010 Census Redistricting - Collier County Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 8/18/2011
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Collier County2000 Census2010 Census Total Population251,377321,520 Ideal BCC Dist.50,27564,304 Voting Age Pop.201,436258,873 Hispanic VAP33,55556,742 Hispanic VAP %16.721.9 2
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Collier County2000 Census2010 Census Total Population251,377321,520 Native Born205,306241,602* Foreign Born46,07174,242* Naturalized14,19422,587* Not a Citizen31,877 (12.7%) 51,655* (16.0%) 3 * 2009 ACS
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Collier County Not Adjusted for Citizenship Adjusted for Citizenship Adjusted for List Maint. Voting Age Population 258,873217,291*217,291 Registered Voters 184,570 184,570166,113** Percentage71.3%84.9%76.4% 4 * 258,873 RVs – (51,655 NCs x.805 %VAP) = 217,291** 184,570 – 10% = 166,113
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections BCC District Voting Age Population Registered Voters RVs/VAP (Not Adjusted for Citizenship) 149,40635,07171.0% 251,51842,70982.9% 362,24542,63168.5% 440,63931,57977.7% 555,06531,36857.0% 5
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Equal Population Contiguous Territory Voting Rights Act Equal Protection Clause _________________________________ Compactness Political Subdivisions Communities of Interest Respect Existing Districts Incumbency Protection Redistricting Criteria: 6
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Across the States (2000) Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 7
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Equal Population – Pre- Reynolds v. Sims Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 8 StateSmallestLargestRatio Connecticut (H)19181,000424:1 New Hampshire (H)33,2441,081:1 Utah16532,380196:1 California (S)14,0006M (L.A.) 428:1 Nevada (S)568127,000224:1 Idaho (S)95193,40097:1 Vermont (GA)3635,000972:1
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Equal Population – Current Situation One person, one vote. The unit of measure for initial redistricting is total population. Congressional districts require nearly precise mathematical equality. State and local districts may deviate up to 10% to achieve a recognized redistricting goal. Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 9
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Equal Population – Current Situation One person, one vote. The unit of measure for initial redistricting is total population. Congressional districts require nearly precise mathematical equality. State and local districts may deviate up to 10% to achieve a recognized redistricting goal. Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 10
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 11
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections District 2 is contiguous.District 2 is not contiguous. 12
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections BCC 52000 Census2010 Census Total Population55,99976,157 Voting Age Pop.39,44055,065 Hispanic VAP14,24223,013 Hispanic VAP %36.1%41.8% 13
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14 Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Section 5, VRA - Retrogression District 5Hispanic - TotalHispanic - VAP Benchmark/Current45.5%41.8% Map 149.1%46.0% Map 249.2%45.6% Map 349.1%46.0% Map 449.7%46.7% Map 550.2%47.4%
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 15 Section 2, VRA - Dilution Section 2 requires the creation of majority-minority districts where justified by the circumstances. Packing – an overconcentration of the minority population that dilutes minority voting strength. Cracking – fragmenting the minority population so that it dilutes minority voting strength.
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections 16 Thornburg v Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986): A.Pre-conditions: 1)The minority group must be sufficiently large and geographically compact to constitute a majority in a single-member district. 2) The minority group must be politically cohesive. 3)The majority votes sufficiently as a bloc to enable it usually to defeat the minority's preferred candidate. B.Totality of the Circumstances Test Section 2, VRA - Dilution
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Section 2, VRA - Dilution Are Collier County Hispanics politically cohesive? DEM REP NPA Other 38.6% 30.4% 26.6% 4.3% 17 Elected Hispanic Officials Year Elected District Luis Rojas 1992House 102 Ralph Arza 2000House 102 David Rivera 2002House 112 Mario Diaz-Balart 2002Cong. 25 David Rivera 2010Cong. 25 Jeanette Nuñez 2010House 112
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Highly Compact 61% 18
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Not Compact 9% 19
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20 Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections House 101 House 112 GGC CDP
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22 + 6,691 + 4,272 - 15,903 +16,793 - 11,853 BCC 1 BCC 2 BCC 3 BCC 4 BCC 5
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23 David Weeks, AICP Growth Management Plan Manager/ BCC Redistricting Project Manager Growth Management Division, Planning & Regulation Land Dev. Services Dept., Comprehensive Planning Section 2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL 34104 Phone: 239-252-2306; E-fax: 239-252-6689 E-mail: davidweeks@colliergov.net website: www.colliergov.net 2011 BCC Redistricting website: http://www.colliergov.net/Index.aspx?page=3214
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Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections Go to Maps 24
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