07-17-2001 La Porte Redistricting Committee Regular Meeting

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(5) The outcome of each cont. (6) The number of registered voters, by race and language group, for each voting precinct for which election returns are furnished. Information with respect to elections held during the last ten years will normally be sufficient. (7) IElection related data containing any of the information described above that are provided on magnetic media shall conform to the requirements of S 51.20 (b) through (e). Election related data that cannot be accurately presented in terms of census blocks may be identified by county and by precinct. (e) Language usage. Where a change is made affecting the use of the language of a language minority group in the electoral process, information that will enable the Attorney General to deterrriine whether the change is consistent with the minority language requirements of the Act. The Attorney General's interpretation of the minority language requirements of the Act is contained in Interpretative Guidelines: Implementation of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act Regarding Language Minority Groups, 28 CFR Part 55. (f) Publicity and participation. For submissions involving controversial or potentially controversial changes, evidence of public notice, of the opportunity for the public to be heard, and of the opportunity for interested parties to participate in the decision to adopt the proposed change and an account of the extent to which such participation, especially by minority group members, in fact took pllace. Examples of materials demonstrating public notice or participation include: (1) Copies of newspaper articles discussion the proposed change. (2) Copies of public notices that describe the proposed change and invite public cornment or participation in hearings and statements regarding where such public notices appeared (e.g., newspaper, radio, or television, posted in public buildings, sent to identified individuals or groups). (3) Minutes or accounts of public hearings concerning the proposed change. (4) Statements, speeches, and other public communications concerning the proposed change. (5) Copies of comments from the general public. (6) Excerpts from legislative journals containing discussion of a submitted enactment, or other materials revealing its legislative purpose. (g) Availability of the submission. (1) Copies of public notices that announce the submission to the Attorney General, inform the public that a complete duplicate copy of the submission is available for public inspection (e.g., at the county courthouse) and invite comments for the consideration of the: Attorney general and statements regarding where such public notices appeared. (2) Information demonstrating that the submitting authority, where a submission contains magnetic media, made the magnetic media available to be copied or, if so requested, made a hard copy of the data contained on the magnetic media available to be copied. (h) Minority group contacts. For submissions from jurisdictions having a significant minority population, the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and organizational affiliation (if any) of racial