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• <br />• <br />• <br /> <br />Adopt Criteria <br />• Identifiable boundaries <br />• Using whole voting precincts <br />• Maintaining communities of interest (traditional <br />neighborhoods, school attendance zones) <br />• Basing the new plan on existing districts <br />• Adopting districts of relatively equal size <br />• Drawing districts that are compact and contiguous <br />• Keeping existing representatives in their districts <br />• Narrow tailoring to comply with the Voting Rights Act <br />STEPS TO BALANCING CONFLICTING LEGAL <br />OBLIGATIONS IN REDISTRICTING <br />Plan ahead -- Build a record. <br />Be aware of legal obligations & responsibilities. <br />Adopt criteria that reflect traditional redistricting <br />principles, including consideration of race to the <br />extent required to meet obligations under the <br />Voting Rights Act. <br />Pay attention to the criteria when drawing the <br />plan. Consider and evaluate each plan <br />presented (whether by district's hired consultant <br />or by general public) in light of the adopted <br />criteria. may,, <br />• ...~~,......._..~o...,~,,. GYe r..y <br />STEPS TO BALANCING CONFLICTING LEGAL <br />OBLIGATIONS IN REDISTRICTING <br />. Analyze the final plan in terms of how <br />well it conforms to the adopted criteria. <br />Make sure the analysis is furnished to <br />the governmental body before it votes <br />on the plan. <br />Avoid truly bizarrely-shaped districts. <br />aam~sm...ea. x..r,s.o.,.nr.. w...~r~n.rx.~ii. ~ ~. <br />/ . <br /> <br />9 <br />