1. BACK TO: Voting Rights Act Adjustments
A Presentation to the
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
February 9, 2004

2. Summary of Test (s)
GOAL: Adjust competitive plans for compliance with Judge’s order and findings on Voting Rights
Process: Unite each reservation and meet Coalition II plan Hispanic community targets

3. Plan to present A1 VRA 2 Adjustments to Competitive Test Plan A1
Similar work underway on B1, A2 and B2
Overall impact on competitiveness and other characteristics of those plans is expected to be similar

4. Competitiveness 5 4 3 7 23 14 22 16 10 6 21 AQD < 7%
1990s Plan
Grid
2001 Plan
2002 Plan
2004 Plan
Hall-Minkoff Test
Comp A1
Comp B1
Comp A2
Comp B2 A1
VRA 2
AQD < 7% 5 4 3 7 23 14 22 16 10
JudgeIt < 7% 6 21

5. City Splits
1990s Plan
Grid
2001 Plan
2002 Plan
2004 Plan
Hall-Minkoff Test
Comp A1
Comp B1
Comp A2
Comp B2 A1
VRA 2
Split Cities 17 22 16 15 31 41 30 42 33
# of Splits 54 61 57
112
130
114
137
115

6. Compactness 10 8 16 3 P-P <0.17 Perimeter Sum 1990s Plan Grid
Hall-Minkoff Test
Comp A1
Comp B1
Comp A2
Comp B2 A1
VRA 2
P-P <0.17 10 8 16 3
Perimeter Sum
10,448
6,717
8,687
8,735
8,814
8,795
11,219
10,067
12,033
10,841
8,760

7. BACK TO: Voting Rights Act Adjustments
A Presentation to the
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
February 9, 2004