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Los Angeles County Redistricting 2011 Achieving the Promise of Democracy Presented by

Los Angeles County Redistricting 2011 Achieving the Promise of Democracy Presented by Supervisor Gloria Molina. Presentation Outline. I. The History and Continuing Legacy of Latino Disempowerment in LA County II. The Requirements of the Voting Rights Act

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Los Angeles County Redistricting 2011 Achieving the Promise of Democracy Presented by

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  1. Los Angeles County Redistricting 2011 Achieving the Promise of Democracy Presented by Supervisor Gloria Molina

  2. Presentation Outline I. The History and Continuing Legacy of Latino Disempowerment in LA County II. The Requirements of the Voting Rights Act III. The Board’s Obligation to Select a Map that Complies with the Voting Rights Act and Our US Constitution

  3. LA County History Vote Marks New Era for 1st District : County Board: For the plaintiffs who sued over bias against Latinos, the balloting is the real victory. February 20, 1991|DAVID FERRELL | Times Staff Writer

  4. T1 MAP

  5. S2 MAP

  6. The Legacy of Latino Political Exclusion and Discrimination Requires Two Opportunity Districts EDUCATION— Mendez v Westminster (9th Cir. 1947) overturned intentional segregation of students into “Mexican” schools HOUSING— Reitman v Mulkey (US Sup. Ct 1967) overturned California Prop. 14 allowing racially restrictive housing covenants HEALTH— Madrigal v Quilligan (1975) challenge to forced sterilization of Mexican women at LAC+USC JUSTICE— Illegitimate laws targeting Mexicans; Unfair sentencing; Police Brutality ENVIRONMENT— Latino forced displacement at Bunker Hill/Union Station; disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards

  7. A3 Map Latino Citizen Voting Age Population

  8. What does the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Require? The Board of Supervisors is bound by duty and obligation to comply with the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act in determining new District lines

  9. The Latino Community meets the Requirements for a 2nd Opportunity District Under the Voting Rights Act In 1986 the Supreme Court in Gingles v Thornburg set out a test that established three threshold preconditions for determining when a jurisdiction must draw districts specifically designed to ensure effective opportunity districts for the affected minority community. • 50% Citizen Voting Age Population- • Political Cohesion— • Racial Bloc Voting—

  10. The T1 & S2 maps meet the Requirements of the Voting Rights Act 1) 50% Citizen Voting Age Population-Latinos are sufficiently large and geographically compact to constitute a majority in two single member district 2) Political Cohesion—Latinos generally vote for the same candidates and issues 3) Racial Bloc Voting—Non-Latinos vote sufficiently as a bloc “usually to defeat the minority’s preferred candidate”

  11. A3 Map Violates the Voting Rights Act Latino Citizen Voting Age Population

  12. The Voting Rights Act Requires Two Latino Opportunity Districts The Board of Supervisors is bound by duty and obligation to comply with the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act in determining new District lines

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