07-17-2001 La Porte Redistricting Committee Regular Meeting

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(o) .A statement identifying ar~ast or pending litigation concernin~e change or related voting practices. (p) .A statement that the prior practice has been precleared (with the date) or is not subject to the preclearance requirement and a statement that the procedure for the adoption of the change has been precleared (with the date) or is not subject to the preclearance requirement, or an explanation of why such statements cannot be made. (q) For redistrictings and annexations: the items listed under S 51.28 (a)(1) and (b)(1); for annexations only: the items listed under S 51.28(c)(3). (r) cJther information that the Attorney General determines is required for an evaluation of the purpose or effect of the change. Such information may include items listed in S 51.28 and is most likely to be needed with respect to redistrictings, annexations, and other complex changes. In the interest of time such information should be furnished with the initial submission relating to voting changes of this type. When such information is required, but not provided, the Attorney General shall notify the submitting authority in the manner provided in S 51.37. (back to index) 51.28 Supplemental contents. Review by the Attorney General will be facilitated if the following information, where pertinent, is provided in addition to that required by S 51.27. (a) Demographic information. (1) Total and voting age population of the affected area before and after the change, by race and language group. If such information is contained in publications of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, reference to the appropriate volume and table is sufficient. (2) The number of registered voters for the affected area by voting precinct before and aftE:r the change, by race and language group. (3) Any estimates of population, by race and language group, made in connection with the adoption of the change. (4) Demographic data provided on magnetic media shall be based upon the Bureau of the Census Public Law 94-171 file unique block identity code of state, county, tract, and block. (5) Demographic data on magnetic media that are provided in conjunction with a redlistricting shall be contained in a table of equivalencies giving the census block to district assignments in the following format: (i) Each census block record (including those with zero population) will be followed by one or more additional fields indicating the district assignment for the census block in one or more plans. (ii) All district assignments in the plan fields shall be right justified and blank filled if the assignment is less than four characters. (iii) The file structure shall be as follows: