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Communities and the Commission “Redrawing the Maps: Redistricting, Race, and Representation in the Next Decade” Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos January 28, 2012. California’s Community-of-Interest Criterion. Applies only to geographic communities
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Communities and the Commission“Redrawing the Maps: Redistricting, Race, and Representation in the Next Decade”Nicholas O. StephanopoulosJanuary 28, 2012
California’s Community-of-Interest Criterion • Applies onlyto geographic communities • “The geographic integrity of any . . . community of interest shall be respected . . . .” • “A community of interest is a contiguous population . . . .” • Defines communities in objective terms • “A community of interest is a . . . population which shares common social and economic interests . . . .” • “Examples of such shared interests are those common to an urban area, a rural area, an industrial area, or an agricultural area, and those common to areas in which the people share similar living standards, use the same transportation facilities, [or] have similar work opportunities . . . .” • Excludes political considerations • “Communities of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.”
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No Improvement Example 2 (Congress; African-American Population)