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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-17-2001 La Porte Redistricting Committee Regular Meeting i ~~~~~~ AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE TO BE HELD JULY 17, 2001, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL, 604 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY, LA PORTE, TEXAS, BEGINNING AT 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INTRODUCTIONS 3. OPENING REMARKS -ROBERT T. HERRERA, CITY MANAGER, SYDNEY GRANT, REDISTRICTING CHAIRPERSON AND BETTY WATERS, REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEMBER 4. OVERVIEW BY GWEN GODWIN -CENSUS BUREAU 5. OVERVIEW BY MASOOD MALIK - PLANNING DEPARTMENT 6. REMARKS AND OVERVIEW BY KNOX ASKINS, CITY ATTORNEY 7. CONSIDER ESTABLISHING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR COMMITTEE 8. COMMITTEE COMMENTS -CLOSING REMARKS 9. ADJOURNMENT r-- ~ ~ ' ~,~~c=~ ~ „~~~_~ L~ ~ I ~L~ ~~! Ceti ~ ~ ~~ ~ L /~. ~ ~T -~~z ~~~-~ UN ~: ~~ . ~~r alar_Meeting of Ln Po~~e~~e~istricting Committ~ ~~,. -IP~~n,s ~ ~ rn~ ~c}~~~~ Jul 17 2001 I7G~(/l ~`~ l ~`~/, ~ G~ G'h L'S ~1) ''y1 L~~~ /Vl~r r f~,tl " <> ~ i t~ (' ~~ m /Vl i ~1 ~ r' 7v G'I n,~ s lc.. -,:'i`Sj / I ~"" ~11,~~~ 1~ Call Meeting to Orde -Motion by ~ ~ ~~ ~, ~`~~~; time ~ ~?~ y ,~ . ~~~~ ~ ~~~r Present ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~- ~ - ~/ h~tl ~ ,~~, ~(, f , I ~C I~ ~nt ~ I ~ -~' tl ~y1~~~~ ~ 2. Introductions ~ ~ ~. ~~ ,~1/~yL-~ ~~ ~;~%uf3 R~7 Z7 ~/~~ (L 9'L ~'"~ "l~l fv~ IAeetin z.~,~. ~/~ ,ls~ r~ ~~~.~J (._. G~.~~~'~ d~~~' 5~~~ 1~;;~'~1 ~~~ ~i -~ ~ ~~ l.~ ~ ~,~~ ~~~ ~~~~f~ 3. Opening Remarks -Robert T. Herrera, City Manager, Sydney CE's ~i°~" 4 Grant, Redistricting Chairperson and Betty Waters, Redistricting v~~~ Committee Member 7~ ~~ ' i l~~ e~-'~'T" Y~U t~~~,,f~,~Y. rr.~~'~ 1, ~- .~~ ~ .~' ~~~~ ~~° ,. ~tio~~u C.~z~ n-1 ~~,l~a ~ rr m~~~ .~ ~L'C ~~~ Y-~~F ~CIld ~'~, ~ ~'~ i~ c~' (~ I~i'1 Or~~'i ~ 1 ~1,r~G'i~ ~`1~'~r;L~~ U I" ~~~ U~--~.~2~i~~~ `~J ~' ~ m ~ - ~~~ ~ ~ ~+-~~ l 1 ~l t' ~' 1~ ~~ - .( 5~ ~ ~5 -~' (~ ire ~ t~uT C ~ --h z~~~ ~ 5 ~~ ~-~ ~' ~-f-r ~c1~ . ^ 1 • 4. Overview by Gwen Godwin -Census Bureau ~ ~~ lit ~~~~ ~~i i) ~~ ~u oU; C~~`~ ~ o tiG1 ~/~ It 5 ~ /C/~~~ ~/j~. ~'c~~/ 6 J ~"~~ ~ ~ 5. Overview by Masood Malik -Planning Dept. ,, ,, ~,• ~ "~\ `gyp ~; ~~~ 6. Remarks and Overview by Knox Askins, City Attor 1!Nok -~na ~e c Cry N ., 7. 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Herrera, City Manager I have scheduled the first Re-districting Committee meeting to be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at 6:30 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers at 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas. Attached you will find an agenda for your review. In addition, please review the map and materials I sent to you last week. The City Secretary will provide you with a binder at the first meeting to keep all your meeting materials in. I look forward to seeing you at this meeting. If you are unable to attend, please give Martha Gillett a call at 281-471-5020 ext. 221. RTH/mg • • AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE TO BE HELD JULY 17, 2001, IN THE COUNCIL, CI-MBERS OF CITY HALL, 604 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY, LA PORTE, TEXAS, BEGINNING AT 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INTRODUCTIONS 3. OPENING REMARKS -ROBERT T. HERRERA, CITY MANAGER, SYDNEY GRANT, REDISTRICTING CHAIRPERSON AND BETTY WATERS, REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEMBER 4. OVERVIEW BY GWEN GODWIN -CENSUS BUREAU 5. REMARKS AND OVERVIEW BY KNOX ASKINS, CITY ATTORNEY 6. CONSIDER ESTABLISHING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR COMMITTEE 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS -CLOSING REMARKS 8. ADJOURNMENT D-18(L) (6-2001) ~PFMT ~ -~y ~ ~~ t ~ ~~ 0 ~~rea of UNITED STAT~DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC 20233-0001 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR I am pleased to enclose a brochure explaining the Count Question Resolution (CQR) Program. The U.S. Census Bureau will implement the CQR Program to respond to challenges to the official Census 2000 housing units and group quarters population counts received from state, local, or tribal officials of governmental entities or their designated representatives in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Program will become effective on June 30, 2001, and will end September 30, 2003. The brochure describes the documentation necessary to initiate the Census 2000 CQR process and the types of corrections that may be incorporated as a result of the Census 2000 CQR Program. Governmental units challenging the completeness or accuracy of the Census 2000 counts must contact the Census Bureau directly in writing or by e-mail to initiate the CQR process. (See the enclosed addresses). The Census Bureau will respond to all questions and will notify all affected governmental entities of any corrections to their official counts as a result of a Census Bureau review, based on a CQR challenge. Summary File 1 (SF-1) and other data products from Census 2000 can be accessed via the Internet <www.census.gov>, as they become available. You may also call our Customer Service Center at (301) 457-4100 to order Census 2000 data products. The CQR start date of June 30, 2001, is coordinated with the release of the SF-1. Between June and September 2001, SF-1 data will be released on a state-by-state basis and will contain block-level data on the number of housing units and group quarters population counts. SF-1 is the information source necessary to challenge housing unit counts or group quarters population counts. The CQR Program is not intended to create a process to challenge the March 6, 2001, decision of the Secretary of Commerce to release unadjusted Census 2000 redistricting data. No changes will be made to the apportionment or redistricting counts as a result of this program. If a challenge is successful, the revised population and/or housing unit counts may be used by federal and state agencies when program funds are disbursed based on Census 2000 data. The Census Bureau will provide corrected counts to federal and/or state officials as appropriate. A more detailed description of the CQR Program is available on the Census Bureau's Web site at <www.census.gov/dmd/www/CQR.htm>. Sincerely, •w•~.~•• C/~/ ~~ William G. Barron, Jr. Acting Director Enclosures USCENSUSBUREAU Helping You Make ln(ormed Declslons www.eensus.gov • Basic Facts ^ Scope: The Count Question Resolution (CQR) Program is a planned administrative review program that will handle external challenges to particular official Census 2000 counts of housing units and group quarters population received from state, local, or tribal officials of governmental entities or their designated representatives in the United States and Puerto Rico. The CQR program is not intended to create a mechanism or process to challenge the March 6, 2001 ,decision of the Secretary of Commerce to release unadjusted Census 2000 redistricting data. No changes will be made to the apportionment or redistricting counts as a result of this program. ^ Duration: 6/30/01- 9/30/03 ^ Corrections Issued: • Boundaries -revise inaccurate boundaries to reflect those in effect January 1, 2000. • Geocoding -place erroneously located living quarters and associated population within correct boundaries/census blocks. • Coverage -add or remove specific living quarters and persons residing therein that were identified during the Census 2000 process but erroneously included or excluded due to processing errors. Addresses for living quarters that were erroneously excluded will be added to the census address list for use in future Census Bureau programs. Supporting Evidence Required Specify whether the challenge disputes the location of a governmental unit boundary or the number of housing units and/or group quarters population and ^ For bowndary disputes, submit Census 2000 maps or other maps showing Census 2000 tabulation block numbers and boundaries legally in effect as of January 1 , 2000. Indicate on the map the location of the correct boundary and the portion of the boundary that the Census Bureau depicted incorrectly. These maps must identify the state, - county, census tract, and block(s) involved in the question and include a list of affected addresses, indicating their location in relation to the boundary requiring correction. ^ For geocoding errors, identify the specific Census 2000 state, county, census tract, and tabulation block(s) being contested and include a list of the addresses for all housing units and/or group quarters in the contested block(s) on April 1 , 2000. Summary File 1 (SF1) can be used to check the tabulation block housing unit counts and to infer whether housing units and/or group quarters were enumerated at the correct location. ^ For housing unit challenges, identify the specific Census 2000 state, county, census tract, and tabulation block(s) being contested and include a list of residential addresses that existed as viable living quarters in each contested block(s) on April 1, 2000. Summary File 1 (SFl) can be used to obtain tabulation block housing unit counts. For group quarters challenges, provide a complete address list for all group quarters units that should be included in each contested block(s) (include state, county, and census tract); the name(s) of the group quarters; and the name, address, and telephone number for the administrative office of each group quarters facility as of April 1, 2000. Group quarters are institutional (e.g., mental hospitals, hospices, prisons, etc.) and noninstitutional (e.g., college dormitories, military barracks, group homes, shelters, etc.). Summary File 1 (SFl) can be used to obtain tabulation block group quarters population counts. . , ,, ~j ,~A ._. ~~ . Additional 1 nformation ^ State, local governmental/tribal officials should contact: Count Question Resolution Program Decennial Management Division, Room 2002-2 U.S. Census Bureau 4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100 Washington, DC 20233-7100 Telephone: 866-546-0527 (toll-free) E-mail: Count.Question.ResolutionC~census.gov ~ \ United States Census 2000 I \/ Count Question Resolution Program ` ~~-- _f a eagY` . .. 'mo'w"-1` na'°>na'Owiu,- .ma.~..+m.~ra.>e, '_~„: s. ~,~,,,,,..t.,.d,o...~,..,.a a..„,. fen ~ ~ eja oed.e~sa/4Sq •e) Rmv+r ad.. ~~o OAae, Ome.ro.:.. . ~~va 0~ ~~^~1aw ~ ~Rbbw_~y ~~" ~ O Wu Re4Y`yA~_Mtae: ^Seey ye.~-Novae S .J y i '~° '°' ~.m y e.,.,e x VIVIV~ V 1 "l.l{I~ June 2001 REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE POSITION REPRESENTATIVE TERM EXPIRATION Mayan Sydney Grant None 1907 Lomax Dr. La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-2375 District 1 Betty Waters None 2202 26`~ St. La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1907 District 2 Betty Stoumbaugh None 10114 Willmant La Parte, texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-7174 Or 281-471-2713 District 3 Kirby Lipscomb, Jr. None 5418 Rack Springs La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone 281-47i-0291 District 4 Jesse Wilson None 320 North Seventh La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-2203 District 5 Bernard Legrand None 3115 Layne Caurt La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-2532 District b Bob Capen None 807 Oak Leaf La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1354 At Large A Claudia Zapata None 708 Gardenwalk La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1631 At Large B Ed Matuszak Nane 10443 Catlett La Parte, Texas 77571 Phone - 2$1-471-1988 At Large A Dina Martinez None Alternate 1000 S. Broadway La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 2$1-471-5034 U.S. Department ~f Justice Civil Rights ~sion Voting Section PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED Index to 28 C.F.R. Part 51 Subpart: A -- General Provisions Purpose Definitions Delegation of authority Termination of coverage (bailout) Politic<~I subunits Political parties Section 3 coverage Computation of time Requirement of action for declaratory judgment or submission to the Attorney General Right 1:o bring suit Scope of requirement Examples of changes Recurirent practices Enabling legislation and contingent or nonuniform requirements Distinction between changes in procedure and changes in substance Special elections Court-ordered changes Request for notification concerning voting litigation Subpart B -- Procedures for Submission to the Attorney General Form of submissions Time of submissions Premature submissions Party ;and jurisdiction responsible for making submissions Address for submissions Withdrawal of submissions Subpart C -- Contents of Submissions General Required contents Supplemental contents Subpart D -- Communications From Individuals and Groups Communications concerning voting changes Action on communications from individuals or groups Communications concerning voting suits Establishment and maintenance of registry of interested individuals and groups Subpart E -- Processing of Submissions Notice to registrants concerning ~hmissions Expedited consideration Disposition of inappropriate submissions Release of information concerning submissions Obtaining information from the submitting authority Obtaining information from others Supplementary submissions Failure to complete submissions Notification of decision not to object Failures of the Attorney General to respond Reexamination of decision not to object Notification of decision to object Request for reconsideration Reconsideration of objection at the instance of the Attorney General Conference Decision after reconsideration Absence of judicial review Records concerning submissions Subpari: F -- Determinations by the Attorney General Purpose of this subpart Basic standard Information considered Discrirninatory effect Consi:>tency with constitutional and statutory requirements Guidance from the courts Relevant factors Representation Redistrictings Changes in electoral systems Annexations Subpart G -- Sanctions Enforcement by the Attorney General Enforcement by private parties Bar to termination of coverage (bailout) Subpart H -- Petition to Change Procedures Who may petition Form •of petition Disposition of petition Appenclix to Part 51 Jurisdictions Covered Under Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, as Amended 28 C.F.R. PART 51 51.1 Purpose. (a) Section 5 of the Voting Right ct of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C 973c, prohibits the enforcement in any jurisdiction c~red by Section 4(b) of the Act, 42~.C. 1973b(b), of any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting differeint from that in force or effect on the date used to determine coverage, until either: (1) A declaratory judgment is obtained from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, or (2) It has been submitted to the Attorney General and the Attorney General has interposed no objection within a 60-day period following submission. (b) In order to make clear the responsibilities of the Attorney General under Section 5 and the interpretation of the Attorney General of the responsibility imposed on others under this section, the proceclures in this part have been established to govern the administration of Section 5. (back to index) 51.2 Definitions. As usE;d in this part-- "Act" means the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 437, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 82 Stat. 73, the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970, 84 Stat. 314, the District of Columbia Delegate Act, 84 Stat. 853, the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975, 89 Stat. 400, and the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982, 96 Stat. 131, 42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq. Section numbE~rs, such as "Section 14(c)(3)," refer to sections of the Act. "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States or the delegate of the Attorney General. "Change affecting voting" means any voting qualification, prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting different from that in force or effect on the date used to determine coverage under Section 4(b) and includes, inter alia, the examples given in S 51.13. "Covered jurisdiction" is used to refer to a State, where the determination referred to in S 51.4 has been rrrade on a statewide basis, and to a political subdivision, where the determination has not been made on a statewide basis. "Language minorities" or "language minority group" is used, as defined in the Act, to refer to persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Natives, or of Spanish heritage. Sections 14(c)(3) and 203(e). See 28 CFR Part 55, Interpretative Guidelines: Implementation of the Provisions of the Voting Rights Act Regarding Language Minority Groups. "Political subdivision" is used, as defined in the Act, to refer to "any county or parish, except that where registration for voting is not conducted under the supervision of a county or parish, the term shall include any other subdivision of a State which conducts registration for voting." (Section 14(c)(2)). "Preclearance" is used to refer to the obtaining of the declaratory judgment described in Section 5, to the failure of the Attorney General to interpose an objection pursuant to Section 5, or to the withdrawal of an objection by the Attorney General pursuant to S 51.48(b). "Submission" is used to refer to the written presentation to the Attorney General by an appropriate official of any change affecting v~ng. "Submitting authority" means the jurisdiction on whose behalf a submission is made. "Vote" and "voting" are used, as defined in the Act, to include "all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election, including, but not limited to, registration, listing pursuaint to this Act, or other action required by law prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having such ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public or party office and propositions for which votes are received in an election." (Section 14(c)(1)). (back to index) 51.3 Delegation of authority. The responsibility and authority for determinations under Section 5 have been delegated by the Attorney General to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division. With the exception of objections and decisions following the reconsideration of objections, the Chief of the Voting Section is authorized to act on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General. (back to index) 51.4 Dates used to determine coverage; list of covered jurisdictions. (a) The requirement of Section 5 takes effect upon publication in the Federal Register of the requisite determinations of the Director of the Census and the Attorney General under section 4(b). These determinations are not reviewable in any court. (Section 4(b)). (b) Section 5 requires the preclearance of changes affecting voting made since the date used for the determination of coverage. For each covered jurisdiction that date is one of the following: November 1, 1964; November 1, 1968; or November 1, 1972. (c) The Appendix to this part contains a list of covered jurisdictions, together with the applicable date used to determine coverage and the Federal Register citation for the determination of coverage. (back to index) 51.5 Terrnination of coverage (bailout). A covered jurisdiction or a political subdivision of a covered State may terminate the application of Section 5 (or bailout) by obtaining the declaratory judgment described in Section 4(a) of the Act. (back to index) 51.6 Polii~ical subunits. All pollitical subunits within a covered jurisdiction (e.g., counties, cities, school districts) are subject to the requirement of Section 5. (back to index) 51.7 Political parties. Certaiin activities of political parties are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5. A changf: affecting voting effected~a political party is subject to the pr~learance requirement: (a) If the ch<~nge relates to a public el ral function of the party and (b) if party is acting under authoriity explicitly or implicitly granted by a covered jurisdiction or political subunit subject to the precle<~rance requirement of Section 5. For example, changes with respect to the recruitment of party members, the conduct of political campaigns, and the drafting of party platforms are not subject to the preclearance requirement. Changes with respect to the conduct of primary elections at which party nominees, delegates to party conventions, or party officials are chosen are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5. Where appropriate the term "jurisdiction" (but not "covered jurisdiction") includes political parties. (back to index) 51.8 Section 3 coverage. Under Section 3(c) of the Act, a court in voting rights litigation can order as relief that a jurisdiction not sul~aject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 preclear its voting changes by submitting them Either to the court or to the Attorney General. Where a jurisdiction is required under Section 3(c) to preclear its voting changes, and it elects to submit the proposed changes to the Attorney General for preclearance, the procedures in this part will apply. (back to index) 51.9 Corriputation of time. (a) The Attorney General shall have 60 days in which to interpose an objection to a submitted change affecting voting. (b) Except as specified in SS 51.37, 51.39, and 51.42 the 60-day period shall commence upon receipt by the Department of Justice of a submission. (c) The 60-day period shall mean 60 calendar days, with the day of receipt of the submission not countE;d. If the final day of the period should fall on a Saturday, Sunday, any day designated as a holiday by the President or Congress of the United States, or any other day that is not a day of regular business for the Department of Justice, the Attorney General shall have until the close of the next full business day in which to interpose an objection. The date of the Attorney General's response shall be the date on which it is mailed to the submitting authority. (back to index) 51.10 Requirement of action for declaratory judgment or submission to the Attorney General. Section 5 requires that, prior to enforcement of any change affecting voting, the jurisdiction that has enactE~d or seeks to administer the change must either: (a) Obtain a judicial determination from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that denial or abridgment of the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group is not the purpose and will not be they effect of the change or (b) make to the Attorney General a proper submission of the change to which no objection is interposed. It is unlawful to enforce a change affecting voting without obtaining preclearance under Section 5. The obligation to obtain such preclearance is not relieved by unllawful enforcement. [52 FR 2648, Jan. 23, 1987] (back to index) 51.11 Right to bring suit. Submission to the Attorney General does not affect the right of the submitting authority to bring an action in the U.S. District Court f she District of Columbia for a declar ory judgment that the changE: affecting voting does nove the prohibited discriminatory p~se or effect. (back to index) 51.12 Scope of requirement. Any change affecting voting, even though it appears to be minor or indirect, returns to a prior practice or procedure, ostensibly expands voting rights, or is designed to remove the elements that caused objection by the Attorney General to a prior submitted change, must meet the Section 5 preclearance requirement. (back to index) 51.13 Examples of changes. Changes affecting voting include, but are not limited to, the following examples: (a) Any change in qualifications or eligibility for voting. (b) Any change concerning registration, balloting and the counting of votes and any change concerning publicity for or assistance in registration or voting. (c) Any change with respect to the use of a language other than English in any aspect of the electoral process. (d) Any change in the boundaries of voting precincts or in the location of polling places. (e) Any change in the constituency of an official or the boundaries of a voting unit (e.g., through redistricting, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, reapportionment, changing to at-large elections from district elections, or changing to district elections from at-large elections). (f) ,Any change in the method of determining the outcome of an election (e.g., by requiring a majority vote for election or the use of a designated post or place system). (g) Any change affecting the eligibility of persons to become or remain candidates, to obl:ain a position on the ballot in primary or general elections, or to become or remain holders of elective offices. (h) Any change in the eligibility and qualification procedures for independent candidates. (i) ,Any change in the term of an elective office or an elected official or in the offices that arE: elective (e.g., by shortening the term of an office, changing from election to appointment or staggering the terms of offices). (j) .Any change effecting the necessity of or methods for offering issues and propositions for approval by referendum. (k) Any change affecting the right or ability of persons to participate in political caimpaigns which is effected by a jurisdiction subject to the requirement of Section 5. (back to index) 51.14 Recurrent practices. • Where a jurisdiction implements a practice or procedure periodically or upon certain established contingencies, a change occurs: (a) The first time such a practice or procedure is implemented by the jurisdiction, (b) when the manner in which such a practice or procedure is implemented by the jurisdiction is changed, or (c) when the rules for determining when such a practice or procedure will be implemented are changed. The failure of the Attorney General to object to a recurrent practice or procedlure constitutes preclearance of the future use of the practice or procedure if its recurrent nature is clearly stated or described in the submission or is expressly recognized in the final response of the Attorney General on the merits of the submission. (back to index) 51.15 Enabling legislation and contingent or nonuniform requirements. (a) Wii:h respect to legislation (1) that enables or permits the State or its political subunits to institute a voting change or (2) that requires or enables the State or its political subunits to institute a voting change upon some future event or if they satisfy certain criteria, the failure of the Attorney General to interpose an objection does not exempt from the preclearance requirement the implementation of the particular voting change that is enabled, permitted, or required, unless that implementation is explicitly included and described in the submission of such parent legislation. (b) For example, such legislation includes-- (1) Legislation authorizing counties, cities, school districts, or agencies or officials of the State to institute any of the changes described in S 51.13, (2) Legislation requiring a political subunit that chooses a certain form of government to follow specified election procedures, (3) Legislation requiring or authorizing political subunits of a certain size or a certain location to institute specified changes, (4) Legislation requiring a political subunit to follow certain practices or procedures unless the subunit's charter or ordinances specify to the contrary. (back to index) 51.16 Distinction between changes in procedure and changes in substance. The faiilure of the Attorney General to interpose an objection to a procedure for instituting a change affecting voting does not exempt the substantive change from the preclearance requirement. For example, if the procedure for the approval of an annexation is changed from city council approval to approval in a referendum, the preclearance of the new procedure does not exempt an annexation accomplished under the new procedure from the preclearance requirement. (back to index) 51.17 Special elections. (a) The conduct of a special election (e.g., an election to fill a vacancy; an initiative, referendum, or recall election; or a bond issue election) is subject to the preclearance requirement to the extent that the jurrisdiction makes changes in the practices or procedures to be followed. (b) Ariy discretionary setting of the date for a special election or scheduling of events leading up to or following a special election is ~ject to the preclearance requiremey„ (c) A juirisdiction conducting a referendum election to ratify a change in a practice or procedure that affects voting may submit the change to be voted on at the same time that it submits any changes involved in the conduct of the referendum election. A jurisdiction wishing to receive preclearance for the change to be ratified should state clearly that such preclearance is being requested. See S 51.22 of this part. (back to index) 51.18 Court-ordered changes. (a) In general. Changes affecting voting that are ordered by a Federal court are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 to the extent that they reflect the policy choices of the submitting authority. (b) Subsequent changes. Where acourt-ordered change is not itself subject to the preclearance requirement, subsequent changes necessitated by the court order but decided upon by the jurisdiction remain subject to preclearance. For example, voting precinct and polling place changes made inecessary by a court- ordered redistricting plan are subject to Section 5 review. (c) In Emergencies. A Federal court's authorization of the emergency interim use without preclearance of a voting change does not exempt from Section 5 review any use of the practice not explici'~tly authorized by the court. (back to index) 51.19 Request for notification concerning voting litigation. A jurisdiction subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 that becomes involved in any litigation concerning voting is requested promptly to notify the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66128, Washington, DC 20035-6128. Such notification will not be considered a submission under Section 5. [52 FR 33409, Sept. 3, 1987] (back to index) 51.20 Form of submissions. (a) Submissions may be made in letter or any other written form. (b) The Attorney General will accept certain machine readable data in the following forms of magnetic media: 3.5" 1.4 megabyte MS-DOS formatted diskettes; 5 1/4 " 1.2 megabyte MS-DOS formatted floppy disks; nine-track tape (1600/6250 BPI). unless requested by the Attorney General, data provided on magnetic media need not be provided in hard copy. (c) All magnetic media shall be clearly labelled with the following information: (1) Submitting authority. (2) Name, address, title, and telephone number of contact person. (3) Date of submission cover letter. (4) Statement identifying the voting change(s) involved in the submission. The: label shall be affixed toe magnetic medium, and the inform tion included on the labE;l shall also be contained documentation file on the magne~nedium. If the information identified above is provided as a disk operating system (DOS) file, it shall be 1`ormatted in a standard American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) character code, with a line feed or carriage return control character starting in position 80. If the information identified above is provided other than as DOS files, it shall be fornnatted as ASCII text (or Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) if IBM standard labels are used), 80 byte fixed record length, blocked in a multiple of 80 with a blocksize no larger than 32 kilobytes, and with no carriage return or line feed. (d) Each magnetic medium (floppy disk or tape) provided must be accompanied by a printed description of its contents, including an identification by name and/or location of each data file that is contained on the medium, a detailed record layout for each such file, a record count for each such file, and a full description of the magnetic medium format. (e) All data files shall be provided in a fixed record-length format using alphanumeric ASCII values. The first 50 records of each such file shall be printed on hard copy and shall be attached to the printed description of the file. proprietary and/or commercial software system data files (e.g. SAS, SPSS, dBase, Lotus 1-2-3) and data files containing compressed data or binary data fields will not be accepted. nine-track tapes shall be clearly marked with printed labels to indicate their density, and manner of labelling (ANSI, IBM, or unlabelled). The printed label shall also include the record count, the record length, the blocksize, the dataset name (DSN) if it is a labelled tape, and the file numbE:r of each file on the tape. [56 FR 51836, Oct. 16, 1991] (back to index) 51.21 Tirr~e of submissions. Changes affecting voting should be submitted as soon as possible after they become final. (back to index) 51.22 Premature submissions. The A'~ttorney General will not consider on the merits: (a) any proposal for a change affecting voting submittted prior to final enactment or administrative decision or (b) any proposed change which has a direct bearing on another change affecting voting which has not received Section 5 preclearance. However, with respect to a change for which approval by referendum, a State or Federal court or a Federal agency is required, the Attorney General may make a determination concerning the change prior to such approval if the change is not subject to alteration in the final approving action and if all other action necessary for approval has been taken. (back to index) 51.23 Pairty and jurisdiction responsible for making submissions. (a) Changes affecting voting shall be submitted by the chief legal officer or other appropriate official of the submitting authority or by any other authorized person on behalf of the submitting authority. When one or more counties or other political subunits within a State will be affected, the State may make a submission on their behalf. Where a State is covered as a whole, State legislation (except legislation of local applicability) or other changes undertaken or required by the State shall be submitted by the State. (b) A change effected by a political party (see S 51.7) may be submitted by an appropriate official of the political party. (back to index) 51.24 Address for submissions. (a) Delivery by U.S. Postal Service. Submissions sent to the Attorney General via the U.S. Postal Service shall be addressed to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of JusticE:, P.O. Box 66128, Washington, DC 20035-6128. (b) Dellivery by other means. Submissions sent to the Attorney General by carriers other than the U.S. Postal Service should be addressed or may be delivered to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, 320 First Street, NW., room 818A, Washington, DC 20001. (c) Special marking. The envelope and first page of the submission shall be clearly marked: Submission under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. [52 FR 33409, Sept. 3, 1987; 58 FR 51225, Oct. 1, 1993] (back to index) 51.25 Withdrawal of submissions. (a) A jurisdiction may withdraw a submission at any time prior to a final decision by the Attorney General. Notice of the withdrawal of a submission must be made in writing, addressed to the Chief, Voting Section, as specified in S 51.24 of this part. the submission shall be deemed withdrawn upon receipt of the notice. (b) Notice of withdrawals will be given to interested parties registered under S 51.32. (52 FR 33409, Sept. 3, 1987] (back to inndex) 51.26 General. (a) Thee source of any information contained in a submission should be identified. (b) Where an estimate is provided in lieu of more reliable statistics, the submission should identify the name, position, and qualifications of the person responsible for the estimate and should briefly describe the basis for the estimate. (c) Submissions should be no longer than is necessary for the presentation of the appropriate information and materials. (d) The Attorney General will not accept for review any submission that fails to describe the subject change in sufficient particularity to satisfy the minimum requirements of S 51.27(c). (e) A submitting authority that desires the Attorney General to consider any information supplied as part o~f an earlier submission may incorporate such information by reference by stating the date and subject matter of the earlier submission and identifying the relevant information. (f) Whiere information requested by this subpart is relevant but not known or available, or is not applicable, the submission should so state. (g) The following Office of Management and Budget control number under the Paperwork Reduction Act applies to the collection of information requirements contained in these procedures: OMB No. 1190-0001 (expires February 2894). See 5 CFR 1320.13. [53 FR 227, July 6, 1988; 56 FR 26032, June 6, 1991] (back to index) 51.27 Required contents. Each submission should contain the following information or documents to enable the Attorney General to make the required determination pursuant to Section 5 with respect to the submitted changE; affecting voting: (a) .A copy of any ordinance, enactment, order, or regulation embodying a change affecting voting. (b) ,A copy of any ordinance, enactment, order, or regulation embodying the voting practice that is proposed to be repealed, amended, or otherwise changed. (c) Ilf the change affecting voting either is not readily apparent on the face of the documents, provided under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section or is not embodied in a document, a clear statement of the change explaining the difference between the submitted change and the prior law or practice, or explanatory materials adequate to disclose to the Attorney General the difference between the prior and proposed situation with respect to voting. (d) The name, title, address, and telephone number of the person making the submission. (e) The name of the submitting authority and the name of the jurisdiction responsible for the change, if different. (f) If the submission is not from a State or county, the name of the county and State in which the submitting authority is located. (g) Identification of the person or body responsible for making the change and the mode of decision (e.g., act of State legislature, ordinance of city council, administrative decision by registrar). (h) A statement identifying the statutory or other authority under which the jurisdiction undertakes the change and a description of the procedures the jurisdiction was required to follow in deciding to undertake the change. (i) "fhe date of adoption of the change affecting voting. Q) The date on which the change is to take effect. (k) A statement that the change has not yet been enforced or administered, or an explanation of why such a statement cannot be made. (I)'Where the change will affect less than the entire jurisdiction, an explanation of the scope of the change. (m) A statement of the reasons for the change. (n) A statement of the anticipated effect of the change on members of racial or language miinority groups. (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: Field PL 94-171 reference name Length Data type State STATEFP 2 Numeric. county CNTY 3 Numeric. tract TRACT/BNA 6 Alpha/Numeric. block User supplied 4 Alpha/Numeric. 4 Alpha/Numeric. plan 1 District plan 2 District plan 3 District plan n District User supplied 4 Alpha/Numeric. BLCK etc User supplied 4 Alpha/Numeric. (iv) State and county shall be identified using the Federal Information Processing Standards (PIPS-55) code. (v) Census tracts shall be left justified, and census blocks shall be left justified and blank fillE:d if less than four characters. (vi) Unused plan fields shall be blank filled. (vii) In addition to the information identified in S 51.20 (c) through (e), the documentation file accompanying the block level equivalency file shall contain the following information: (A) The file structure. (B) The total number of plans. (C) For each plan field, an identification of the plan (e.g., state senate, congressional, county board, city council, school board) and its status or mature (e.g., plan currently effect, adopted plan, alternative plan and sponsors). (D) The number of districts in each plan field. (E) Whether the plan field contains a complete or partial plan. (F) Any additional information the jurisdiction deems relevant such as bill inumber, date of adoption, etc., and a listing of any modifications the :submitting authority has made that alter the structure of the TIGER/line geographic file. (b) Maps. Where any change is made that revises the constituency that elects any office or affects the boundaries of any geographic unit or units defined or employed for voting purposes (e.g., redistrlicting, annexation, change from district to at-large elections) or that changes voting precinct boundaries, polling place locations, or voter registration sites, maps in duplicate of the area to be affected, containing the following information: (1) The prior and new boundaries of the voting unit or units. (2) The prior and new boundaries of voting precincts. (3) The location of racial and language minority groups. (4) Any natural boundaries or geographical features that influenced the selection of boundaries of the prior or new units. (5) The location of prior and new polling places. (6) The location of prior and new voter registration sites. (c) Annnexations. For annexations, in addition to that information specified elsewhere, the following information: (1) The present and expected future use of the annexed land (e.g., garden apartments, industrial park). (2) An estimate of the expected population, by race and language group, when anticipated development, if any, is completed. (3) A statement that all prior annexations subject to the preclearance requirement have been submitted for review, or a statement that identifies all annexations subject to the preclearance requirement that have not been submitted for review. see S 51.61(b). (d) EIE;ction returns. Where a change may affect the electoral influence of a racial or language minority group, returns of primary and general elections conducted by or in the jurisdiction, containing the following information: (1) The name of each candidate. (2) The race or language group of each candidate, if known. (3) The position sought by each candidate. (4) The number of votes received by each candidate, by voting precinct. (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 or language minority group mem~s residing in the jurisdiction who can be expected to be familiar with the proposed change or wh ve been active in the political prods. [56 FR 51836, Oct. 16, 1991] (back to index) 51.29 Communications concerning voting changes. Any individual or group may send to the Attorney General information concerning a change affecting voting iin a jurisdiction to which Section 5 applies. (a) Communications may be in the form of a letter stating the name, address, and telephone number of the individual or group, describing the alleged change affecting voting and setting forth evidence regardiing whether the change has or does not have a discriminatory purpose or effect, or simply bringing to the attention of the Attorney General the fact that a voting change has occurred. (b) ThE; communications should be mailed to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66128, Washington, D.C. 20035- 6128. The envelope and first page should be marked: Comment under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. (c) Comments by individuals or groups concerning any change affecting voting may be sent at any time; however, individuals and groups are encouraged to comment as soon as they learn of the change. (d) Deipartment of Justice officials and employees shall comply with the request of any individual that his or her identity not be disclosed to any person outside the Department, to the extent permitted by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. In addition, whenever it appears to the Attorney General that disclosure of the identity of an individual who provided information regarding a change affecting voting "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy" under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6), the identity of the individual shall not be disclosed to any person outside the Deparltment. (e) When an individual or group desires the Attorney General to consider information that was suppliE:d in connection with an earlier submission, it is not necessary to resubmit the information but merely to identify the earlier submission and the relevant information. [52 FR 33409, Sept. 3, 1987] (back to inndex) 51.30 Aci:ion on communications from individuals or groups. (a) If tlhere has already been a submission received of the change affecting voting brought to the attention of the Attorney General by an individual or group, any evidence from the individual or group shall t-e considered along with the materials submitted and materials resulting from any investligation. (b) If such a submission has not been received, the Attorney General shall advise the appropriate jurisdiction of the requirement of Section 5 with respect to the change in question. (back to index) 51.31 Communications concerning voting suits. Individuals and groups are urged to notify the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, of litigation concerning voting in jurisdictions subject to the requirement of Section 5. (back to index) • 51.32 Establishment and maintenance of registry of interested individuals and groups. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a Registry of Interested Individuals and Groups, which shall contain the name and address of any individual or group that wishes to receive notice of Section 5 submissions. Information relating to this registry and to the requirements of the Privacy Act of '1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a et seq., is contained in JUSTICE/CRT-004. 48 FR 5334 (Feb. 4, 1983). (back to inidex) 51.33 Notiice to registrants concerning submissions. Weekly notice of submissions that have been received will be given to the individuals and groups who have registered for this purpose under S 51.32. Such notice will also be given when Section 5 declaratory judgment actions are filed or decided. (back to index) 51.34 Expedited consideration. (a) When a submitting authority is required under State law or local ordinance or otherwise finds it neces;>ary to implement a change within the 60-day period following submission, it may request that the submission be given expedited consideration. the submission should explain why such consideration is needed and provide the date by which a determination is required. (b) Jurisdictions should endeavor to plan for changes in advance so that expedited consideration will Holt be required and should not routinely request such consideration. When a submitting authority demonstrates good cause for expedited consideration the Attorney General will attempt to make a decision by the date requested. However, the Attorney General cannot guarantee that such consideration can be given. (c) Noirice of the request for expedited consideration will be given to interested parties registered under S 51.32 (back to index) 51.35 Disposition of inappropriate submissions. The Attorney General will make no response on the merits with respect to an inappropriate submission but will notify the submitting authority of the inappropriateness of the submission. such notification will be made as promptly as possible and no later than the 60th day following receipt and will include an explanation of the inappropriateness of the submission. inappropriate submissions include the submission of changes that do not affect voting (see, e.g., S 51.13), the submission of standards, practices, or procedures that have not been changed (see, e.g., SS 51.4, 51.14), the submission of changes that affect voting but are not subject to the requirement of Section 5 (see, e.g., S 51.18), premature submissions (see SS 51.22, 51.61(b)), submissions by jurisdictions not subject to the preclearance requirement (see SS 51.4, 51.5), and deficient submissions (see S 51.26(d)). (back to index) 51.36 Release of information concerning submissions. The Attorney General shall have the discretion to call to the attention of the submitting authority or any interested individual or grou~formation or comments related to a submission. (back to index) 51.37 Obtaining information from the submitting authority. (a) If a submission does not satisfy the requirements of S 51.27, the Attorney General may request from the submitting authority any omitted information considered necessary for the evaluation of the submit>sion. The request shall be made by letter and shall be made within the 60-day period and as promptly as possible after receipt of the original submission. See also S 51.26(d). (b) A copy of the request shall be sent to any party who has commented on the submission or has requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon. (c) The Attorney General shall notify the submitting authority that a new 60-day period in which the Attorney General may interpose an objection shall commence upon the receipt of a response from the submitting authority that provides the information requested or states that the information is unavailable. The Attorney General can request further information within the new 60-day period, but such a further request shall not suspend the running of the 60-day period, nor shall the receipt of a response to such a request operate to begin a new 60-day period. (d) The receipt of a response from the submitting authority that neither provides the information reque:>ted nor states that such information is unavailable shall not commence a new 60-day period. It is the practice of the Attorney General to notify the submitting authority that its response is inadequate and to provide such notification as soon as possible after the receipt of the inadequate response. (e) If, after a request for further information is made pursuant to this section, the information reque:>ted becomes available to the Attorney General from a source other than the submitting authority, the Attorney General shall promptly notify the submitting authority by letter, and the 60-day period will commence upon the date of such notification. (f) Notice of the request for and receipt of further information will be given to interested parties registE:red under S 51.32. (back to index) 51.38 Obtaining information from others. (a) The Attorney General may at any time request relevant information from governmental jurisdictions and from interested groups and individuals and may conduct any investigation or other inquiry that is deemed appropriate in making a determination. (b) If a submission does not contain evidence of adequate notice to the public, and the Attorney General believes that such notice is essential to a determination, steps will be taken by the Attorney General to provide public notice sufficient to invite interested or affected persons to provide evidence as to the presence or absence of a discriminatory purpose or effect. the submitting authority shall be advised when any such steps are taken. (back to index) 51.39 Supplementary submissions. (a) When a submitting authority provides documents and written information materially suppl~amenting a submission (or a request for reconsideration of an objection) for evaluation as if part of its original submission, or, fore the expiration of the 60-day period, makes a second submission such that the two susions cannot be independently cc~idered, the 60-day period for the original submission will be calculated from the receipt of the supplementary information or from the second submission. (b) They Attorney General will notify the submitting authority when the 60-day period for a submission is recallculated from the receipt of supplementary information or from the receipt of a second related submission. (c) Notice of the receipt of supplementary information will be given to interested parties registered under S 51.32. (back to index) 51.40 Failure to complete submissions. If after 60 days the submitting authority has not provided further information in response to a request made pursuant to S 51.37(a), the Attorney General, absent extenuating circumstances and consisltent with the burden of proof under Section 5 described in S 51.52(a) and (c), may object to the change, giving notice as specified in S 51.44. (back to index) 51.41 Notification of decision not to object. (a) ThE: Attorney General shall within the 60-day period allowed notify the submitting authority of a decision to interpose no objection to a submitted change affecting voting. (b) Thc: notification shall state that the failure of the Attorney General to object does not bar subsequent litigation to enjoin the enforcement of the change. (c) A copy of the notification shall be sent to any party who has commented on the submission or has requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon. (back to index) 51.42 Failure of the Attorney General to respond. It is the practice and intention of the Attorney General to respond to each submission within the 60-day period. However, the failure of the Attorney General to make a written response within the 60-day period constitutes preclearance of the submitted change, provided the submission is addressed as specified in S 51.24 and is appropriate for a response on the merits as described in S 51.35. (back to index) 51.43 Reexamination of decision not to object. After notification to the submitting authority of a decision to interpose no objection to a submitted change affecting voting has been given, the Attorney General may reexamine the submission if, prior too the expiration of the 60-day period, information indicating the possibility of the prohibited discrirninatory purpose or effect is received. In this event, the Attorney General may interpose an objection provisionally and advise the submitting authority that examination of the change in light of the newly raised issues will continue and that a final decision will be rendered as soon as possible. (back to index) 51.44 Notiification of decision to object. (a) They Attorney General shall within the 60-day period allowed notify the submitting authority of a decision to interpose an objection. The reasons for the decision shall be stated. (b) The: submitting authority shall be advised that the Attorney General will reconsider an objection upon a request by the submitting authority. (c) They submitting authority shall be advised further that notwithstanding the objection it may institute an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment that the changE; objected to by the Attorney General does not have the prohibited discriminatory purpose or effect. (d) A copy of the notification shall be sent to any party who has commented on the submission or has requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon. (e) Noi:ice of the decision to interpose an objection will be given to interested parties registered under S 51.32. (back to index) 51.45 Request for reconsideration. (a) The submitting authority may at any time request the Attorney General to reconsider an objection. (b) Requests may be in letter or any other written form and should contain relevant information or legal argument. (c) Notice of the request will be given to any party who commented on the submission or requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon and to interested parties registered under S 51.32. In appropriate cases the Attorney General may request the submitting authority to give local public notice of the request. (back to index) 51.46 Reconsideration of objection at the instance of the Attorney General. (a) Where there appears to have been a substantial change in operative factor relevant law, an objection may be reconsidered, if it is deemed appropriate, at the instance of the Attorney General. (b) Notice of such a decision to reconsider shall be given to the submitting authority, to any party who commented on the submission or requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon, and to interested parties registered under S 51.32, and the Attorney General shall decide whether to withdraw or to continue the objection only after such persons have had a reasonable opportunity to comment. (back to index) 51.47 Conference. (a) A :submitting authority that has requested reconsideration of an objection pursuant to S 51.45 may request a conference to produce information or legal argument in support of reconsideration. (b) Such a conference shall be hat a location determined by the At~ey General and shall be conducted in an informal manner. (c) When a submitting authority requests such a conference, individuals or groups that commented on the change prior to the Attorney General's objection or that seek to participate in response to any notice of a request for reconsideration shall be notified and given the opportunity to confer. (d) ThE; Attorney General shall have the discretion to hold separate meetings to confer with the submitting authority and other interested groups or individuals. (e) Such conferences will be open to the public or to the press only at the discretion of the Attorney General and with the agreement of the participating parties. (back to index) 51.48 Decision after reconsideration. (a) ThE: Attorney General shall within the 60-day period following the receipt of a reconsideration request or following notice given under S 51.46(b) notify the submitting authority of the decision to continue or withdraw the objection, provided that the Attorney General shall have at least 15 days followinng any conference that is held in which to decide. (See also S 51.39(a).) The reasons for the decision shall be stated. (b) The objection shall be withdrawn if the Attorney General is satisfied that the change does not have tlhe purpose and will not have the effect of discriminating on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. (c) If the objection is not withdrawn, the submitting authority shall be advised that notwithstanding the objection it may institute an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a declaratory judgment that the change objected to by the Attorney General does not have the prohibited purpose or effect. (d) An objection remains in effect until either it is withdrawn by the Attorney General or a declaratory judgment with respect to the change in question is entered by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (e) A copy of the notification shall be sent to any party who has commented on the submission or reconsideration or has requested notice of the Attorney General's action thereon. (f) Notice of the decision after reconsideration will be given to interested parties registered under S 51.32. (back to index) 51.49 Absence of judicial review. The decision of the Attorney General not to object to a submitted change or to withdraw an objection is not reviewable. the preclearance by the Attorney General of a voting change does not constitute the certification that the voting change satisfies any other requirement of the law beyond that of Sectic-n 5, and, as stated in Section 5, "(n)either an affirmative indication by the Attorney General that n~o objection will be made, nor the Attorney General's failure to object, nor a declaratory judgment entered under this section shall bar a subsequent action to enjoin enforcement of such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure." (back to index) • 51.50 Records concerning submissions. (a) Section 5 files: The Attorney General shall maintain a Section 5 file for each submission, containing the submission, related written materials, correspondence, memoranda, investigative reports;, data provided on magnetic media, notations concerning conferences with the submitting authority or any interested individual or group, and copies of letters from the Attorney General concerning the submission. (b) Objjection files: Brief summaries regarding each submission and the general findings of the Department of Justice investigation and decision concerning it will be prepared when a decision to interpose, continue, or withdraw an objection is made. Files of these summaries, arranged by jurisdiction and by the date upon which such decision is made, will be maintained. (c) Computer file: Records of all submissions and of their dispositions by the Attorney General shall be electronically stored and periodically retrieved in the form of computer printouts. (d) Thf: contents of the files in paper or microfiche form described in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section shall be available for inspection and copying by the public during normal business hours at the'Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Those who desire to inspect information that has been provided on magnetic media will be provided a copy of that information in the same form as it was received. Materials that are exempt from inspection under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b), may be withheld at the discretion of the Attorney General. Communications from individuals who have requested confidentially or with respect to whom the Attorney General has determined that confidentiality is appropriate under S 51.29(d) shall be available only as provided by S 51.29(d). Applicable fees, if any, for the copying of the conntents of these files are contained in the Department of Justice regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act, 28 CFR 16.10. (back to index) 51.51 Purpose of this subpart. The purpose of this subpart is to inform submitting authorities and other interested parties of the factor;> that the Attorney General considers relevant and of the standards by which the Attorney General will be guided in making substantive determinations under Section 5 and in defending Section 5 declaratory judgment actions. (back to inndex) 51.52 Basic standard. (a) Surrogate for the court. Section 5 provides for submission of a voting change to the Attorney General as an alternative to the seeking of a declaratory judgment from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Therefore, the Attorney General shall make the same determination that would be made by the court in an action for a declaratory judgment under Section 5: Whether the submitted change has the purpose or will have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. The burden of proof is on a submitting authority when it submits a change to the Attorney General for preclearance, as it would be if the proposed change were the subject of a declaratory judgment action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. See South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301, 328, 335 (1966;). (b) No objection. If the Attorney General determines that the submitted change does not have the prohibii;ed purpose or effect, no o~ction shall be interposed to the change. (c) Objection. An objection shall be interposed to a submitted change if the Attorney General is unable to determine that the change is free of discriminatory purpose and effect. this includes those situations where the evidence as to the purpose or effect of the change is conflicting and the Attorney General is unable to determine that the change is free of discriminatory purpose and effect. (back to index) 51.53 Information considered. The Attorney General shall base a determination on a review of material presented by the submitting authority, relevant information provided by individuals or groups, and the results of any investigation conducted by the Department of Justice. (back to index) 51.54 Dis~:,riminatory effect. (a) Rel:rogression. Achange affecting voting is considered to have a discriminatory effect under Section 5 if it will lead to a retrogression in the position of members of a racial or language minority group (i.e., will make members of such a group worse off than they had been before the change) with respect to their opportunity to exercise the electoral franchise effectively. See Beer v. United States, 425 U.S. 130, 140-42 (1976). (b) Benchmark. (1) In determining whether a submitted change is retrogressive the Attorney General will normally compare the submitted change to the voting practice or procedure in effect at the time of the submission. If the existing practice or procedure upon submission was not in effect on the jurisdic;tion's applicable date for coverage (specified in the Appendix) and is not otherwise legally enforceable under Section 5, it cannot serve as a benchmark, and, except as provided in subpairagraph (b)(4) below, the comparison shall be with the last legally enforceable practice or procedure used by the jurisdiction. (2) The Attorney General will make the comparison based on the conditions existing at the time of the submission. (3) Thee implementation and use of an unprecleared voting change subject to Section 5 review under S 51.18(a) does not operate to make that unprecleared change a benchmark for any subsequent change submitted by the jurisdiction. See S 51.18(c). (4) Where at the time of submission of a change for Section 5 review there exists no other lawful practice or procedure for use as a benchmark (e.g., where a newly incorporated college district selects a method of election) the Attorney General's preclearance determination will necessarily center on whether the submitted change was designed or adopted for the purpose of discriminating against members of racial or language minority groups. (back to index) 51.55 Consistency with constitutional and statutory requirements. (a) Consideration in general. In making a determination the Attorney General will consider whether the cl-iange is free of discriminatory purpose and retrogressive effect in light of, and with particular attention being given to, the requirements of the 14th, 15th, and 24th amendments to the Constii:ution, 42 U.S.C. 1971(a) (b), Sections 2, 4(a), 4(f)(2), 4(f)(4~01, 203(c), and 208 of the Act, and other constitutional andtutory provisions designed to safe rd the right to vote from denial or abridgment on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. (b) Section 2. Preclearance under Section 5 of a voting change will not preclude any legal action under ;Section 2 by the Attorney General if implementation of the change demonstrates that such action is appropriate. (back to index) 51.56 Guidance from the courts. In making determinations the Attorney General will be guided by the relevant decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States and of other Federal courts. (back to index) 51.57 Relevant factors. Among the factors the Attorney General will consider in making determinations with respect to the submif:ted changes affecting voting are the following: (a) ThE: extent to which a reasonable and legitimate justification for the change exists. (b) The extent to which the jurisdiction followed objective guidelines and fair and conventional procedures in adopting the change. (c) Thf: extent to which the jurisdiction afforded members of racial and language minority groups an opportunity to participate in the decision to make the change. (d) The extent to which the jurisdiction took the concerns of members of racial and language minority groups into account in making the change. (back to inndex) 51.58 Representation. (a) Introduction. This section and the sections that follow set forth factors--in addition to those set forth above--that the Attorney General considers in reviewing redistrictings (see S 51.59), changes in electoral systems (see S 51.60), and annexations (see S 51.61). (b) Background factors. In making determinations with respect to these changes involving voting practices and procedures, the Attorney General will consider as important background information the following factors: (1) The extent to which minorities have been denied an equal opportunity to participate meaningfully in the political process in the jurisdiction. (2) The extent to which minorities have been denied an equal opportunity to influence elections and the decisionmaking of elected officials in the jurisdiction. (3) The extent to which voting in the jurisdiction is racially polarized and political activities are racially segregated. (4) The extent to which the voter registration and election participation of minority voters have been adversely affected present or past discrimination. (back to inidex) 51.59 Reclistrictings. In determining whether a submitted redistricting plan has the prohibited purpose or effect the Attorney General, in addition to the factors described above, will consider the following factors (amonc~ others): (a) The extent to which malapportioned districts deny or abridge the right to vote of minority citizens. (b) The extent to which minority voting strength is reduced by the proposed redistricting. (c) The extent to which minority concentrations are fragmented among different districts. (d) 'The extent to which minorities are overconcentrated in one or more districts. (e) The extent to which available alternative plans satisfying the jurisdiction's legitimate governmental interests were considered. (f) The extent to which the plan departs from objective redistricting criteria set by the submitting jurisdiction, ignores other relevant factors such as compactness and conitiguity, or displays a configuration that inexplicably disregards available natural or artificial boundaries. (g) The extent to which the plan is inconsistent with the jurisdiction's stated redistricting standards. (back to inndex) 51.60 Changes in electoral systems. In ma4cing determinations with respect to changes in electoral systems (e.g., changes to or from the use of at-large elections, changes in the size of elected bodies) the Attorney General, in addition to the factors described above, will consider the following factors (among others): (a) The extent to which minority voting strength is reduced by the proposed change. (b) The extent to which minority concentrations are submerged into larger electoral units. (c) The extent to which available alternative systems satisfying the jurisdiction's legitimate governmental interests were considered. (back to index) 51.61 Annexations. (a) Coverage. Annexations, even of uninhabited land, are subject to Section 5 preclearance to the extent that they alter or are calculated to alter the composition of a jurisdiction's electorate. In analyzing annexations under Section 5, the Attorney General only considers the purpose and effect of the annexation as it pertains to voting. (b) SE:ction 5 review. It is the practice of the Attorney General to review all of a jurisdiction's unprecleared annexations togeth~See City of Pleasant Grove v. Unitgd States, C.A. No. 80-2589 (D.D.C. Oct. 7, 1981). (c) Relevant factors. In making determinations with respect to annexations, the Attorney General, in addition to the factors described above, will consider the following factors (among others): (1) The extent to which a jurisdiction's annexations reflect the purpose or have the effect of excluding minorities while including other similarly situated persons. (2) 'The extent to which the annexations reduce a jurisdiction's minority population percentage, either at the time of the submission or, in view of the intended use, for the reasonably foreseeable future. (3) Whether the electoral system to be used in the jurisdiction fails fairly to reflect minority voting strength as it exists in the post-annexation jurisdiction. See City of Richmond v. United States, 422 U.S. 358, 367-72 (1975). [52 FR 2648, Jan. 23, 1987] (back to index) 51.62 Enforcement by the Attorney General. (a) The Attorney General is authorized to bring civil actions for appropriate relief against violations of the ,Act's provisions, including Section 5. See Section 12(d). (b) Certain violations of Section 5 may be subject to criminal sanctions. See Section 12 (a) and (c). (back to index) 51.63 Eni~orcement by private parties. Privatf; parties have standing to enforce Section 5. (back to inndex) 51.64 Bar to termination of coverage (bailout). (a) Section 4(a) of the Act sets out the requirements for the termination of coverage (bailout) under Section 5. See S 51.5. Among the requirements for bailout is compliance with Section 5, as described in Section 4(a), during the ten years preceding the filing of the bailout action and during its pendency. (b) In defending bailout actions, the Attorney General will not consider as a bar to bailout under Section 4(a)(1)(E) a Section 5 objection to a submitted voting standard, practice, or procedure if the objection was subsequently withdrawn on the basis of a determination by the Attorney General that it had originally been interposed as a result of the Attorney General's misinterpretation of fact or mistab;e in the law, or if the unmodified voting standard, practice, or procedure that was the subject of the objection received Section 5 preclearance by means of a declaratory judgment from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (c) Notice will be given to interested parties registered under S 51.32 when bailout actions are filed or decided. (back to index) 51.65 Who may petition. Any jurisdiction or interested indi~al or group may petition to have t~e procedural guidelines amendled. (back to index) 51.66 Form of petition. A petition under this subpart may be made by informal letter and shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner, the change requested, and the reasons for the change. (back to index) 51.67 Disposition of petition. The Attorney General shall promptly consider and dispose of a petition under this subpart and give notice of the disposition, accompanied by a simple statement of the reasons, to the petitioner. (back to index) Appendix to Part 51--Jurisdictions Covered Under Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, as Amended The preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, as arnended, applies in the following jurisdictions. The applicablE; date is the date that was used to determine coverage and the date after which changes affecting voting are subject to the preclearance requirement. Some jurisdictions, for example, Yuba County, California, are included more than once because they have beein determined on more than one occasion to be covered under Section 4(b). .........................Applicable.... Fed Jurisdiction ............. Date..........Register...............Date Alabama ..................Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 Alaska ...................Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 49422...Oct. 22, 1975 Arizona ..................Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 California.: ..Kings C~ounty...........Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 ..Merced County..........Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 ..Monterey County........Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Yuba County............Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Yuba County............Nov. 1, 1972..41 FR 784......Jan. 5, 1976 Florida: ..Collier C:ounty.........Nov. 1 ..Hardee County..........Nov. ..Hendry County..........Nov. ..Hillsborough County....No~ ..Monroe County..........Nov. 1972..41 FR 34329...Aug. 13, 1976 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 1, 1972..41 FR 34329...Aug. 13, 1976 . 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 Georgia ..................Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 Louisiana ................Nov. 1, 1964..3 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 . Michigan: ..Allegan County: ....Clyde Township.......Nov. 1, 1972..41 FR 34329...Aug. 13, 1976 ..Saginaw County: ....Buena Vista Township.Nov. 1, 1972..41 FR 34329...Aug. 13, 1976 Mississippi ..............Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 New Hampshire: ..Cheshirf: County: ....Rindge Town..........Nov. 1, ..Coos County: ....Millsfield Township..Nov. 1 ....Pinkhams Grant.......Nov. 1 ....Stewartstown Town....Nov. ....Stratford Town.......Nov. 1, ..Grafton County: ....Benton Town..........Nov. 1, ..Hillsborough County: ....Antrim Town.......... Nov. 1, ..Merrimack County: ....Boscawen Town........Nov. ..Rockingham County: .Newington Town..........Nov. ..Sullivan County: 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1, 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1, 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 1, 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 ...Unity Town...........Nov. 1, 1968..39 FR 16912....May 10, 1974 New YorN;: ..Bronx County...........Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Bronx County.......... .Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 ..Kings County........... Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Kings County........... Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 ..New York County.... ....Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 North Carolina: ..Anson C;ounty........... Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897... ..Aug. 7, 1965 ..Beaufort County....... .Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081.. ..Mar. 29, 1966 ..Bertie County..........Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897..... Aug. 7, 1965 ..Bladen County.......... Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081... .Mar. 29, 1966 ..Camden County....... ...Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 3317 .....Mar. 2, 1966 ..Caswell County.........Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.. ...Aug. 7, 1965 ..Chowarr County........ ..Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897. ....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Cleveland County..... ..Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081. ...Mar. 29, 1966 ..Craven County......... .Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.. ...Aug. 7, 1965 ..Cumberland County. .....Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 989 7.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Edgecombe County.......Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Franklini County........ Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897... ..Aug. 7, 1965 ..Gaston County......... .Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081.. ..Mar. 29, 1966 ..Gates C:ounty........... Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897... ..Aug. 7, 1965 ..Granville County.......Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.. ...Aug. 7, 1965 ..Greene County..........Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Guilford County........ Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081... .Mar. 29, 1966 ..Halifax C;ounty.........Nov. 1, 1964..~FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 1966 29 ..Harnett County........ , .Nov. 1, 1964.. FR 5081....Mar. ..Hertford County....... .Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Hoke County............ Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Jackson County....... ..Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 49422...Oct. 22, 1975 ..Lee County .............Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081....Mar. 29, 1966 ..Lenoir County.......... Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Martin County.......... Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 19.......Jan. 4, 1966 ..Nash County............Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Northampton County.....Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Onslow County........ ..Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Pasquotank County. .....Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Perquimans County......Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 3317.....Mar. 2, 1966 ..Person County........ ..Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Pitt County............N ov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Robeson County..... ....Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Rockinglham County......Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081....Mar. 29, 1966 ..Scotlancl County........Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Union C~ounty.......... .Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 5081....Mar. 29, 1966 ..Vance County......... ..Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Washington County ......Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 19.......Jan. 4, 1966 ..Wayne County........ ...Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 ..Wilson County..........Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 South Carolina...........Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 South Dakota: ..Shannon County.........Nov. 1, 1972..41 FR 784......Jan. 5, 1976 ..Todd County............Nov. 1, 1972..41 FR 784......Jan. 5, 1976 Texas ....................Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 43746..Sept. 23, 1975 Virginia .................Nov. 1, 1964..30 FR 9897.....Aug. 7, 1965 1/ The following political subdivisions in States subject to statewide coverage are also covered individually: .........................Applicable.... Fed. Jurisdiction .............Date.......... Register............... Date Arizona: ..Apache County..........Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Apache County....... ...Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 49422...Oct. 22, 1975 ..Cochise County...... ...Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Coconino County.... ....Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Coconino County.... ....Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 49422...Oct. 22, 1975 ..Mohave County...... ....Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Navajo County........ ..Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Navajo County........ ..Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 49422...Oct. 22, 1975 ..Pima County............Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..final County........... Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..final County........... Nov. 1, 1972..40 FR 49422...Oct. 22, 1975 ..Santa Cruz County. .....Nov. 1, 1968..36 FR 5809....Mar. 27, 1971 ..Yuma C:ounty......... ...Nov. 1, 1964..31 FR 982.....Jan. 25, 1966 Notes • • 1/Three political subdivisions in Virginia (Fairfax City, Frederick County and Shenandoah County) have "bailed out" from coverage pursuant ito Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. The United States consented to the declaratory judgment in District 1 Z 3 4 5 6 District Population by Census Tracts and Block Groups Census Tract Block Groups Total Population 1 2 3 4 5 3433 1155 3066 2439 - - 6660 3430 978 4668 - - - 5646 3431 1706 - - - - 1706 7352 3431 1706 835 - - - 2541 3432 838 - - - - 838 3433 - - 1935 - - 1935 5314 3434 523 578 - - - 1101 3435 - - 124 - - 124 1225 3417 pt. i&z 1 253 820 - - 2073 3426 - - 284 - - 284 3435 919 1207 953 - - 3079 5436 3418 715 624 - - - 1339 3432 1720 1496 - - - 3216 3434 - - 429 469 804 1702 6257 Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Geographic Area: La Porte city, Texas [Far information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text] Subject Number Percent Subject Number Percent Total population .......................... 31,880 100.0 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE Total population .......................... 31,880 100.0 SI_X AND AGE Hispanic or Latino (of any race) ................ 6,520 20.5 Male ........................................ 15,817 49.6 Mexican................................... 4,601 14.4 Female ...................................... 16,063 50.4 Puerto Rican............................... 149 0.5 Under 5 years ............................... 2,519 7.9 Cuban .................................... 74 0.2 5 to 9 years ................................. 2,569 8.1 Other Hispanic or Latino .................... 1,696 5.3 10 to 14 years ............................... 2,770 8.7 Not Hispanic or Latino ........................ 25,360 79.5 1:i to 19 years ............................... 2,516 7.9 White alone................................ 22,529 70.7 20 to 24 years ............................... 1,931 6.1 RELATIONSHIP 24ito 34 years ............................... 4,813 15.1 Total population.......................... 31,880 100.0 3:i to 44 years ............................... 5,620 17.6 In households................................ 31,645 99.3 44ito 54 years ............................... 4,688 14.7 Householder............................... 10,928 34.3 5:i to 59 years ............................... 1,374 4.3 Spouse ................................... 6,862 21.5 60 to 64 years ............................... 874 2.7 Child...................................... 10,864 34.1 6:i to 74 years ............................... 1,243 3.9 Own child under 18 years ................ 8,494 26.6 7°i to 84 years ............................... 675 2.1 Other relatives............................. 1,816 5.7 8:i years and over ............................ 288 0.9 Under l8 years ......................... 808 2.5 Median age (years) ........................... 32.6 (X) Nonrelatives............................... 1,175 3.7 Unmarried partner ....................... 539 1.7 1Flyears and over ............................ 22,412 70.3 In group quarters............................. 235 0.7 Male ................... ................... 10,917 34.2 Institutionalized population................... 38 0.1 Female .................................... 11,495 36.1 Noninstitutionalized population............... 197 0.6 211 years and over ............................ 21,099 66.2 62 years and over ............................ 2,709 8.5 HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE 6;i years and over ............................ 2,206 6.9 Total households......................... 10,928 100.0 Male ...................................... 904 2.8 Family households (families)................... 8,575 78.5 Female .................................... 1,302 4.1 With own children under 18 years .......... 4,722 43.2 Married-couple family ....................... 6,862 62.8 RACE With own children under 18 years .......... 3,673 33.6 One race .................................... 31,194 97.8 Female householder, no husband present..... 1,242 11.4 White ..................................... 25,946 81.4 With own children under 18 years .......... 764 7.0 Black or African American ................... 1,993 6.3 Nonfamily households ........................ 2,353 21.5 American Indian and Alaska Native........... 154 0.5 Householder living alone .................... 1,903 17.4 Asian ..................................... 359 1.1 Householder 65 years and over............ 507 4.6 Asian Indian ............................. 61 0.2 Chinese ................................. 22 p.i Households with individuals under 18 years ..... 5,192 47.5 Filipino .................................. 69 0.2 Households with individuals 65 years and over .. 1,520 13.9 Japanese ................................ 17 0.1 Average household size....................... 2.90 (X) Korean .................................. 39 0.1 Average family size ........................... 3.28 (X) Vietnamese .............................. 110 0.3 Other Asian ' ............................ 41 0.1 HOUSING OCCUPANCY Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.... 25 0.1 Total housing units ....................... 11,720 100.0 Native Hawaiian .......................... 7 - Occupied housing units ...................... 10,928 93.2 Guamanian or Chamorro .................. 12 - Vacant housing units.......................... 792 6.8 Samoan ................................. Other Pacific Islander z 2 4 - - For seasonal, recreational, or ................... Some other race ........................... 2,717 8.5 occasional use............................ 48 0.4 Tcvo or more races ........................... 686 2.2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)............. 1.9 (X) Rental vacancy rate (percent) .................. 11.4 (X) Race alone or in combination with one or more other races: a HOUSING TENURE W'hite ....................................... 26,518 83.2 Occupied housing units.................. 10,928 100.0 Black or African American ..................... 2,108 6.6 Owner-occupied housing units ................. 8,438 77.2 American Indian and Alaska Native ............. 313 1.0 Renter-occupied housing units ................. 2,490 22.8 A:>ian ....................................... 445 1.4 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander...... 43 0.1 Average household size of owner-occupied units. 2.98 (X) Some other race ............................. 3,158 9.9 Average household size of renter-occupied units . 2.61 (X) -Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. ' Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories. z Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories. s In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. 9E~6 U.S. Census Bureau i V~~~'~i'iiliY~li'ii i'i ~i~ii~iiii~i ~ i'ii'iii ii'ii ~~ii~ii~iii ii~iii'i'ii~ii~i'i~i " iii ~i~~V~ ~Vi~" United States ~~ ~- T responses to census questionnaires, but with names or addresses removed and the geography suffi- ciently broad to protect confiden- tiality. Two ways to access microdots will be available. Public Use Microdots Sample (PUMS) Files. Two PUMS files are planned for release on CD-ROM: a 1-percent and a 5-percent sample. Planned release date: 1-percent file: 2002 5-percent file: 2003 Advance Query Function. Users of the American FactFinderTM will be able to prepare tabulations online, using the full database of all indi- vidual responses, subject to restric- tionsand filters required to protect the confidentiality of individual responses. Population and Housing Unit Totals (PHC-3). This publication includes population and housing unit totals for Census 2000 as well as the 1990 and 1980 censuses. Informa- tion on area measurements and population density will be included. This series will include one printed report for each state plus a national report; it will also be available on the Internet. Planned release date: 2003 Maps and Geographic Products A variety of maps, boundary files, and other geographic products will be available to help users locate and identify geographic areas. These products will be available in various media such as the Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, and, in the case of maps, as print-on-demand products. Reference maps. This series of tabulation reference map types shows the boundaries for tabula- tions areas including: states, coun- ties, American Indian reservations, county subdivisions (MCDs/CCDs) incorporated places, and Census- Designated Places. This series includes the state and county subdivision outline maps, urbanized area maps, and metropolitan area maps. These maps vary in size from wall to page size. Planned release date: 2001.2003 Generalized boundary files. These files are designed for use in a geographic information system (GIS) or similar computer mapping software. Boundary files are avail- able for most levels of census geography, Printed Reports There will be three series of printed reports with one report per state and a national summary volume. Summary Population and Housing Characteristics (PHC•1). This series, containing information collected on a 100-percent basis, will present information for states, counties, places, and other areas. Comparable to the 1990 CPH-1 report, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, it will also be available on the Internet. Planned release date: 2002 Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (PHC•2). This publication will include informs lion on the sample population and housing subjects for the same geographic areas and information and will be comparable to the 1990 CPH-5 census report series, Sum- mary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (1990 CPH-5). It.will also be available on the Internet. Planned release date: 2003 TIGER/Line® files. These files contain geographic boundaries and codes, streets, address ranges, and coordinates for use with geographic information systems for mapping and other applications. Planned release date: 2001 Census block maps. 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United States Census ~ooo U.S. Department of Commerce Economic and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Introduction to . ~ < ,~ Cep51lS 2000 is the largest,:peacetime effort it the history of the United States alnformation about the'}d 8 million housing~units,ari~ 275~million , ~;~~~~; peo~le across theaUriited States°will~be available°,in a variety ~of for,'mats and ~'~, . ma, to inrliiriinii ilia lntarnbt ~rl-R(11Uc f1Vrlc "anri nr•iritdd rarinrtc' Thtc Census 2000:; Census.2000 `geography, maps; an;d data' products Visit°our ~~ Web site at h'ttp//wwwcensus.govfor, more information a , '`~ ~_ ~, e o, ; . r , y .,~ .. ~~ d - ~~ ,~.~ e t~ - ~~~ ~~ ...Information Available From the~22nd Census Hof Population and Housing ~~. X100-percent characteristics: a ~imlted cumber of~questions ate awed^of every person and housing unit in the United States. Information is ati~il~hle,on ~' ~,~ ~ Household relatioriship `.Race .\ Sex- ~',~ ~' Tenure=(whether,the'home~is owned~or~rente~tl) ~~: ~A~ge~;~t~, ~ ~,, ~~.Vacancycharacteristics,. . Hts)anic of Latino origin .. a , e ~ ; . ~~ r ~g5dmple CharaCteC,ISt1tS, Addttional~questions,are asked of a sample ~ ~ ~ ~, a~ `(gegerally~l'zin 6) of persons and~housmg, units ~ Data are pro,'vided,on ~, s~~ ~;, ' 'Population ~ ~ `Housing ~ ` 2 Marital status ~ ~ ~~ ~" Ualue of home or~monthly rent paid '~ Place of birth ,,citizenship, and ; ~ Units in structure ~ ~ ~ ~ ;,year of entry ~ s Year structure~built ~, , ~~~~ ~~~~ School ericollment and~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ Nurrib~er of rooms and number ~°` ~' ~~ ~ ~ ~ • ~ ~;~.v a etlucaUOnahattainment ~ of;bedrooms„ Ancestry ` `~ ~ ~~ ' ° ~ ~ ; `, , Years"moved mto residence s ~ 4° ~ ~' ~Migratron (residence, rn~'1995) ~~~ s ~° ,Plumbing and kitchen facrlrtres kl.arguagespokenat home and.~~_~ ~~, ° .Telephoneservice~ ~ _„~„ ~,~ ability to speak English Y . ~~ ~ Vehicles available ; ; ~'Veferan~s`tatus ~ , .,Heatirig.fuel '::~ a~'~~a ~' -.`Disability ~ ~ ~~ ~~ Farm' fesidence~ ~ , ~.. Grandparents as caregivers _ Utilities, mortgage, taxes Labor force status insurance, slid fael costs , Place of work and journey to work Occupation, industry, ,and class of worker " =Work status~in 1999 ' Income in 1,999 . . 4 U.S. Census Bureau U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make Informed Decisions Issued September 2000 MSO/OD CDPRV Census Small-Area Geography Minor Civil Division (MCD) ar County Census County Division (CCD) / TwP Twp. Jones Township / Two. / / Smith County 6 TwP rwp \ • ~ t~ '~~ ----- \ \ 3011 3012 " - ~ ~. ` BlockGroup3 a Block 1014 / 3014 sm3 / / P~~~~o~~~,~ - - Block Block Group Place Green City 5.e, z ~ ^ 5.02 Census Tract 5.02 ~,t 3e,~ 3013. 1004 ~aoz zaoa >_ocs zaoa zoe, zeal Census Tract Census 2000 Geographic Areas American Indian/Alaska Native areas and Hawaiian home lands. These areas include the legal feder- ally recognized American Indian reservations, off-reservation trust land entities, tribal subdivisions, Alaska Native Regional Corporations, and Hawaiian home lands. These areas also include the tribal-desig- nated statistical areas, Oklahoma tribal statistical areas, and Alaska Native village statistical areas that are defined for federally recognized tribes without a legal land base. The boundaries of federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native areas are provided by the tribal governments. The State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands provides the boundaries for Hawaiian home lands. The boundaries of state-recognized American Indian reservations and state-designated American Indian statistical areas (for state-recognized tribes without a reservation) are provided by a state liaison designated by the state's governor. Blocks. Generally bounded by streets, legal boundaries, and other features, a block is the smallest geo- graphic unit for which the Census Bureau tabulates data. Approxi- mately 8.5 million blocks are identi- fied in Census 2000. Block groups (BGs). Block groups are a collection of census blocks within a census tract, sharing the same first digit of their four-digit identifying numbers. Census tracts. These small sta- tistical subdivisions (averaging about 4,000 persons) of counties generally have stable boundaries and, when first established, were designed to have relatively homogeneous demographic characteristics. Counties and equivalent areas. These are the primary divisions of most states, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. They include counties in 48 states; parishes in Louisiana; boroughs and census areas in Alaska; municipios in Puerto Rico; independent cities in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia; and other entities in the Island Areas. Metropolitan areas (MAs). An MA consists of a large population nucleus of 50,000 population or greater, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of social and economic integration with that core. Metropolitan areas comprise at least one county, except in New England, where cities and towns are the basic geographic units. Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs)/ Census County Divisions (CCDs). MCDs are legally defined county subdivisions such as towns and townships. In 21 states where MCDs do not exist or are not adequate far reporting subcounty statistics, the Census Bureau, in cooperation with state and local officials, delineates county subdivisions known as Census County Divisions. Places. Incorporated places are concentrations of population such as cities, that have legally prescribed boundaries, powers, and functions. Other population centers without legally defined corporate limits or corporate powers are defined by the Census Bureau in cooperation with state officials and local data users. These are called Census-Designated Places and are identified in data tables by the acronym CDP following the place name. States and equivalent areas. Besides the 50 states, the Census Bureau treats the District of Colum- bia, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands) as state equivalents for statistical presentation. Urban areas. Urban areas consist of urbanized areas (UAs) and other urban entities. A UA consists of densely settled territory with a population of 50,000 or more in- habitants. Other urban areas have from 2,500 to 49,999 population. Voting districts. Voting districts represent areas created for the pur- pose of conducting elections. They include election districts, precincts, wards, polling areas, and other types of electoral units submitted to the Census Bureau by states participating in the Redistricting Data Program. ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTATM). ZCTAs are approximate representations of five- or three-digit U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code service areas. ZCTAs are composed of census blocks and represent the majority ZIP Code for addresses within a census block. U.S. Census Bureau Census 2000 Data Products Available in Many Forms Census 2000 Data Products The decennial census yields a wealth of data, which have virtually unlimited applications. A complete line of Census 2000 data products will soon be available to meet these requirements. Detailed results of Census 2000 will be contained in a series of five files that you can access through the Internet and on CD-ROM or DVD. Several related electronic and print products include Demographic Profiles of most geographic areas; Quick Tables that allow users to choose from among approximately 50 table shells, then specify the geographic area and the universe or population subgroup (such as the African American or the Hispanic population); and approximately 30 Geographic Comparison Tables that will enable users to compare key data items across geographic areas. In addition, there will be three series of reports available in print and in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet. Internet. For easy access to all Census 2000 information, click on American FactFinderT"' on the Census Bureau's home page (www.census.gov). Generally, most data products will be released first on the Internet, followed by subse- quent releases in other formats. CD-ROM and DVD. Most Census 2000 tabulations and maps will be available on CD-ROMs and/or DVDs. Viewing software will be included. CD-ROMs may be ordered by phone through the Census Bureau's Customer Services Center on 301-457-4100, or by clicking on Catalog from the Census Bureau's home page. Printed reports will be sold through the U.S. Government Printing Office. Much of the information in these series will be available earlier in other data products. The following release dates are preliminary and may be revised later. Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94.171) Summary File. The first Census 2000 data files to be released will be the information required for local redistricting. The data will include tabulations for the total population and the population 18 years old and over for 63 race categories, Hispanic or Latino, and race by not Hispanic or Latino. Detailed tabulations will present data down to the block level, and will be available through the Internet and through two CD-ROM series (state and national files). One Quick Table and a Geographic Comparison Table will be based on this redistricting file. Note: The Public Law 94-171 numbers are expected to reflect corrections for possible overcounts and undercounts using measure- ments from the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation survey. To ful- fillthe requirements of Public Law 105-119 (enacted in 1997), the Census Bureau also must make publicly available a second version of these data that does not include the statistical corrections for overcounts and undercounts mea- sured in the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. Planned release date: March 2001 Summary File 1 (SF 1) presents counts and basic cross-tabulations of information collected from all people and housing units. This information includes age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, and whether the residence is owned or rented. Data will be available down to the block level for many tabulations, but only to the census-tract level for others. Summaries will also be included far other geographic areas such as ZCTAs and Congressional Districts. Related products include Demo- graphic Profiles that will give a snapshot of the geographic area; Quick Tables; Geographic Compari- son Tables, and the first of the printed report series. (See below.) Planned release date: june 2001 June 2002 Summary File 2 (SF 2) will also contain 100-percent population and housing characteristics, but the tables in this file will be iterated for a selected list of detailed race and Hispanic- or Latino-origin groups, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. For this file, the lowest level of geography will be the census tract, and there will be a population- size threshold before information is shown for a particular group. Various Quick Tables and Geographic Com- parison Tables will be derived from Summary File 2. Planned release date: September 2001 July 2002 Summary File 3 (SF 3) will be the first release of the information collected on a sample basis. Data will be provided down to the block group for many tabulations but only down to the census tract for others. SF 3 will also include data by ZIP Code Tabulation Area and Congres- sional District. Related products include athree-page profile report, various Quick Tables and Geographic Comparison Tables, and a printed report series, developed from the sample data. Planned release date: June-September 2002 Summary File 4 (SF 4) will include tabulations of the population and housing data collected from a sample of the population. )ust as in Summary File 2, the tables on SF 4 will be iterated for a selected list of race and Hispanic- or Latino-origin groups, for American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, as well as for ancestry groups. Various Quick Tables and Geographic Comparison Tables will be derived from Summary File 4. 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What's In American FactFinder®-lists of the data and data products in American FactFinder® and where to find them. Confidentiality - U.S. Census Bureau policy on confidentiality of data. What's New -announcements of products, data, new functions, user notes, and technical notes. Products - U.S. Census Bureau Product Catalog and the American FactFinder® search tool. Reference Maps -reference maps with tools to customize maps for your area of interest.` Thematic Maps -thematic maps with tools to customize map displays of statistical data. Data Sets -all data tables and thematic maps for all programs. Censo 2000 Puerto Rico en espanol -Spanish language interface with the data from Census 2000 in Puerto Rico. Kids' Corner -educational and fun site for 7-1 1 year olds. Additional Links u.5. Census Bureau logo - link to U.S. Census Bureau home page. iri Top Banner Main - link to return to the main page of American FactFinder®. Search -access search from every page in American FactFinder® without returning to the main page. Feedback -submit comments and questions. FAQs -review frequently asked questions. Help -get navigation instructions and information about data. Technical Monitor resolution 800x600 pixels Requirements Internet connection Level 4.5 or 5.0 browsers and above Set to accept cookies Enable JavaScript MSO/O 1-AFF Issued March 2001 Information about the American Community Survey is available on the Census Bureau's ]nternet site at http://www.census.gov/acs/www. Annual data are available on this site beginning July of each year. American Community Survey data are also available through the American FactFinder at http://factfinder.census.gov or click on www.census.gov and select "Subjects A-Z"and choose American FactFinder. A free annually-updated CD-ROM includes: ~r Profiles of key indicators ~ Summary of tables for sites ~ Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) t~ Maps and charts created from the data with a mouse click :~'~ ~* American Community Survey www.census.gov 1-888-456.7215 t For More Informatioin: Phone: 1-888-456-7215 ~- „M E-mail: acsC~census.gov 1;; The. A ~ ~_ercan .. Co ~~_unty Survey ~irol~~~l~lg~ ~® Ill~l~®IY~q}~,/g~Ilry®f%Q t~~Y}~{ji~ ~CS~th~t!!7 ~~~f~lRll~uoo Children, Families, the Elderly, Work, Poverty, Income, Immigration, Race and Hispanic Origin, Education, Housing, Married Couples, Singles, Rural Life, Commuting Patterns Internet: www.census.gov/acs/www/ ~'I ~~~ AMERICAN ~** ~~~ COMMUNITY ~. L* SURVEY 1~ U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY U.S. CENSUS BUREAU The American Community Survey Begins Helping You Now lllions of government and business Baollars are divided among states, tribal governments, and population groups based on their social and economic profiles. States and communities need accurate, timely information about their social and economiccondition. To help your community make strategic plans for its future, the American Community Survey will provide a "video" of how your community is changing, instead of the "snapshot" that the decennial census provides once every 10 years. The American Community Survey provides accurate, timely, and comparable information for making decisions such as: Tracking the well-being of children, families, and the elderly. Determining where to locate new schools, hospitals, and highways. Showing a company that the town has the workforce it needs. Evaluating programs such as welfare and workforce diversification. The American Community Survey is conducted using mailed questionnaires, telephone interviews, and visits from the Census Bureau's field representatives. Currently, the American Community Survey is being conducted in 31 diverse sites scattered across the country. Additionally, the American Community Survey questionnaire is being used in two nationwide tests that go to 700,000 households a year nationwide. Results from the 31 sites and the nationwide tests will demonstrate the usefulness and viability of the American Community Survey as a replacement for the decennial census long form in 2010. Full implementation of the survey is being planned for 2003 in every county, American Indian and Alaskan Native Area, and Hawaiian Homeland in the United States. Beginning in 2004, the American Community Survey will make information available every year for areas with populations larger than 65,000. Smaller population areas will begin receiving data every year in either 2006 (those areas with populations between 20,000. and 65,040) or 2008 (those areas with populations smaller than 20,000). Data will be available beginning in July 2000 from the 31 diverse American Community Survey sites. State level data will be available starting in July 2001 from the tests taking place in 700,000 households nationwide. The American Community Survey provides information every year. HOUSING MANAGEMENT MANAGER: "As a manager in a rapidly changing city, I depend on current data for planning and marketing of our housing units. The American Community Survey information will provide the senior citizen housing market and its related social service support industry with the relevant data on a timely basis." DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: "Public schools have been shortchanged millions of Federal education dollars because poverty data of school age children have not been updated in a timely manner. The American Community Survey has the potential to provide updated poverty estimates among states, thereby improving the likelihood of public school students' receiving their fair share of Federal education assistance." HAIRDRESSER: "[ want to use my life savings to start my own beauty parlor. All I can get is 1990 data. [need the latest information to make this decision." CITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: "Homebuilders use data to determine the likely demand for different types of housing. The data help communities decide where to locate ball parks and schools, and show businesses that a community has the right demographic labor force to meet their needs." American Community Survey ~ ~'~~' American Community Survey ~ `~~ ~ American Community Survey www.census.gov ~ . ~.. ~ ~ * veww.census.gov ~ * vvww.census.gov 1.888.456-7215 ~~, 1.888.456.7215 L~, 1.888.456.7215 American Community Survey?* Future Nationwide Implementation Population 65,000 or 20,000 or Below Year greater greater 20,000 (3-year average) (5-year average) 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / / 2003-2005) 2007 / / (2004-2006) 2008 / / / (2005-2007) (2003-2007) 2009 / / / 2006-2008) 2004-2008) ~~~~ C ~~ *Nationwide implementation begins in 2003 if Congress appropriates funds. American Community Survey www.census.gov Phone: 1-888-456-721 5 September 2000 When Will My Community See Results From the w~ ~~ ~~ y i II~II~I ~ ~'~ ~p~~l ~~~~ ' ~~i~ I~n~1911~ 7'A' When Will My Community See Results From the American Community Survey?* 31-Site Comparison Population 65,000 or 20,000 or Below Year greater greater 20,000 (3-year average) (5-year average) 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / / (1 999-2001 ) 2 / / 003 (zooo-zooz> *1999 was the first year data were collected ~~ in the comparison sites. ~~~, American Community Survey C ** www.census.gov Phone: 1-888-456-7215 September 2000 ~. What is the difference between apportionment and redistricting? Apportionment is the process of determining the number of seats to which each state is entitled in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the decennial census. Redistricting is the process of revising the geographic boundaries within a state from which people elect their representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives, state legislature, county or city council, school board, etc. In accordance with Public Law 94-1 71 ,census redistricting counts must be submitted to the states by April 1 of the year after the census. What You Should Know About the Apportionment Issued December 2000 PIO/00-AC U.S. Department of Commerce r 1 United States Economics and Statistics Administration U 5 C~ N S ,1 S B U iL E- U Ce/n~ sus U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Helpiny You Make Informed Decisions ~^ ^QO What is apportionment? Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states. ® Who is included in the apportionment population counts? The apportionment calculation is based on the total resident population (citizen and noncitizen) of the 50 states. In Census 2000, the apportionment population also includes U.S. Armed Forces personnel and federal civilian employees stationed outside the United States (and their dependents living with them) that can be allocated, based on administrative records, back to a home state. This is the same procedure used in 1990. ®Who is excluded in the apportionment population counts? The populations of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Island Areas are excluded from the apportionment population because they do not have voting seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. What is the mandate for conducting the. apportionment? Article I, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution mandates that an apportionment of representatives among the states be carried out each 10-year period. ® When are the apportionment population counts delivered? To the President. Title 1 3, U.S. Code, requires that the apportionment population counts for each state be delivered to the President within nine months of the census date. In Census 2000, Census Day was April 1 , meaning that the Office of the President must receive the counts by December 31 . To the Congress. According to Title 2, U.S. Code, within one week of the opening of the next session of Congress in the new year, the President must report to the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives the apportionment population counts for each state and the number of representatives to which each state is entitled. To the States. According to Title 2, U.S. Code, within 1 5 days of receiving the apportionment population counts from the President, the Clerk of the House of Representatives must inform each state governor of the number of representatives to which that state is entitled. How is the apportionment calculated? Congress decides the method used to calculate the apportionment. The apportionment for Census 2000 will be calculated using the method of equal proportions, in accordance with the provisions of Title 2, U.S. Code. This method has been used in every census since 1940. First, each state is assigned one seat. Then, the remaining 385 seats are distributed using a formula that computes "priority values" based on each state's apportionment population. For more information, visit <www.census.gov>. ® Are children under 18 years old included in the apportionment population counts since they cannot vote? Yes. Being registered to vote or voting is not a requirement to be included in the apportionment counts. Y ~ Census 2000 BYie f Every census must adapt to the decade in which it is administered. New tech- nologies emerge and change the way the U.S. Census Bureau collects and processes data. More im- portantly, changing lifestyles and emerging sensitivities among the people of the United States necessitate modifications to the questions that are asked. One of the most im- portant changes for Census 2000 was the revision of the questions on race and Hispanic origin to better re- flect the country's growing diversity. Figure 1. Reproduction of (Questions on Race and Hispanic Origin From Census 2040 i -~ NOTE: Please answer BOTH Questions 5 and 6. 5. Is this person Spanah/Hispanic/Latino? Mark ~ the "No" box if not SpanishlHispaniclLatino. ^ No, not Spanish/Hispanicllatino ^ Yes, Puerto Rican ^ Yes, Mexican, Mexican .4m., Chicano ^ Yes, Cuban ~ ^ Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino -Pont group. ~ 6. What is this person's rate? Mark Q one or more races fo indicate what this person considers himself/herself to be. ^ While ^ Dlack, African Am., or Negro ^ American Indian or Alaska Nalive -Print name of enroNed orpnncipal tribe. ~ ^ Asian Indian ^ Japanese ^ Chinese ^ Y.orean ^ Filipino ^ Vietnamese ^ Other Asian - Pn'nr race. ~ ^ Native Hawaiian ^ Guamanian or Chamorro ^ Samoan ^ Other Pacific Islander -Prior race. ~ This report, part of a series that analyzes population ^ Some other race -Pont race. ~ and housing data collected from Census 2000, pro- vides aportrait of race and HlspanlC OfI Jln In the source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 questionnaire. United States and dis- cusses their distributions at the national level. It is based on the Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94- 1 71) Summary File, which is among the first Census 2000 data products to be re- leased and is used by each state to draw boundaries for legislative districts.' ' This report includes data for 50 states and the Dis- trict of Columbia, but not Puerto Rico. The Cenws 2000 Redistricting (Publk Law 94.171) Summary File will be released on a state-by-state basis in March 2001. It does not contain data for specific Hispanic origin groups (for example, Mexican or Puerto Rican) or specific race groups or vibes (for example, Chinese, Samoan, or Cherokee), and therefore these specific groups are not discussed in this report. UNDERSTANDING RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN DATA FROM CENSUS 2000 The 1990 census questions on race and Hispanic origin were changed for Census 2000. The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts. For Census 2000, the questions on race and Hispanic origin were asked of every individual living in the United States. The question on Hispanic origin asked respondents if they were USCENSUSBU~EAU 1-ielping You Make informed flecisions U.S. Department of Commerce Fsonomics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Issued March 2001 CENBR/OI-1 .~ United States Census Zooo Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.z The question on race asked respondents to report the race or races they con- sidered themselves to be. Both ques- tions are based on self-identification. The question on Hispanic origin for Census 2000 was similar to the 1990 census question, except for its placement on the questionnaire. For Census 2000, the question on Hispanic origin was asked directly before the question on race. For the 1990 census, the order was re- versed -the question on race pre- ceded questions on age and marital status, which were followed by the question on Hispanic origin. The question on race for Census 2000 was different from the one for the 1990 census in several ways. Most significantly, respon- dents were given the option of se- lecting one or more race categories to indicate their racial identities.3 Because of these changes, the Cen- sus 2000 data on race are not di- rectly comparable with data from the 1990 census or earlier cen- suses. Caution must be used when interpreting changes in the racial composition of the U.S. population over time.° z Hispanics may be of any race. The terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" are used interchange- ably in this report. Other changes included terminology and formatting changes, such as spelling out 'American" instead of 'Amer.' for the American Indian and Alaska Native category and adding 'Native" to the Hawaiian response category. In the layout of the Census 2000 questionnaire, the Asian response categories were alphabet- ized and grouped together, as were the Pacific Islander categories after the Native Hawaiian category. The three separate American Indian and Alaska Native identifiers in the 1990 cen- sus (i.e., Indian (Amer.), Fskimo, and Aleut) were combined into a single identifier in Cen- sus 2000. Also, American Indians and Alaska Natives could report more than one tribe. For a discussion of how the population by race and Hispanic origin changed between 1990 and 2000, see the forthcoming Census 2000 brief Changing Racia/ and Hispanic Diver- sity, U.S. Census Bureau. Censas 2000 used established federal guidelines to collect and present data on race and Hispanic origin. Census 2000 adheres to the federal standards for collecting and pre- senting data on race and Hispanic origin as established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in October 1997. The OMB defines Hispanic or Latino as "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race." In data collection and presentation, federal agencies are required to use a minimum of two ethnicities: "His- panic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino." Starting with Census 2000, the OMB requires federal agencies to use a minimum of five race catego- ries: -- - - _ ____. _ ___ -- 1 How are the race categories used in Census 2000 defined? "White" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "White" or wrote in entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish. "Black or African American" refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Black, African Am., or Negro," or wrote in entries such as African American, Afro American, Nigerian, or Haitian. "American Indian and Alaska Native" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community at- tachment. It includes people who indicated their race or races by marking this category or writing in their principal or enrolled tribe, such as Rosebud Sioux, Chippewa, or Navajo. "Asian" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," 'Japanese," "Vietnamese," or "Other Asian," or wrote in entries such as Burmese, Hmong, Pakistani, or Thai. "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Native Hawaiian," "Guamanian or Chamorro," "Samoan," or "Other Pacific Islander," or wrote in entries such as Tahitian, Mariana Islander, or Chuukese. "Some other race" was included in Census 2000 for respondents who were unable to identify with the five Office of Management and Budget race categories. Respondents who provided write-in entries such as Moroccan, South African, Belizean, or a Hispanic origin (for example, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban) are included in the Some other race category. U.S. Census Bureau Table 1. Population by Race and Hispanic Origin for the United States; 2000 Race and Hispanic or Latino Number Percent of total population RACE Total population .............................. 261,421,906 100.0 One race ......................................... 274,595,678 97.6 White ...................:...................... 211,460,626 75.1 Black or African American ........................ 34,658,190 12.3 American Indian and Alaska Native ................ 2,475,956 0.9 Asian ........................................... 10,242,998 3.6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ......... 398,835 0.1 Some other race ................................. 15,359,073 5.5 Two or more races ..... ............................ 6,826,228 2.4 HISPANIC OR LATINO Total population .............................. 281,421,906 100.0 Hispanic or Latino ................................. 35,305,818 12.5 Not Hispanic or Latino .............................. 246,116,088 87.5 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1 and PL2. ^ White; ^ Black or African American; ^ American Indian or Alaska Native; ^ Asian; and ^ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. For respondents unable to identify with any of these five race catego- ries, the OMB approved including a sixth category - "Some other race" - on the Census 2000 question- naire. The category Some other race is used in Census 2000 and a few other federal data collection activi- ties. As discussed later, most respon- dents who reported Some other race are Hispanic. For definitions of the race categories used in Census 2000, see the box on page 2. The Census 2000 question on race included 1 5 separate response cat- egories and three areas where re- spondents could write in a more spe- cific race group (see Figure 1). The response categories and write-in an- swers can be combined to create the five minimum OMB race categories plus Some other race. In addition to White, Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Some other race, seven of the 15 response categories are Asian and four are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. HISPANIC ORIGIN IN CENSUS ZO~DO According to Census 2000, 281.4 million people resided in the United States, and 35.3 million, or about 13 percent, were Latino (see Table 1). The remaining 246.1 mil- lion people, or 87 percent, were not Hispanic. RACE IN CENSUS 2000 The race data collected by Census 2000 can be collapsed into seven categories. People who responded to the ques- tion on race by indicating only one race are referred to as the race alone population, or the group that re- porteds only one race category. Six categories make up this population: ^ White alone; ^ Black or African American atone; s In this report, the term "reported" is used to refer to the response provided by respon- dents as well as responses assigned during the editing and imputation processes. ^ American Indian and Alaska Native alone; ^ Asian alone; ^ Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; and ^ Some other race alone. Individuals who chose more than one of the six race categories are referred to as the Two or more races population, or as the group that reported more than one race. All respondents who indicated more than one race can be col- lapsed into the Two or more races category, which combined with the six alone categories, yields seven mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories. Thus, the six race alone categories and the Two or more races category sum to the total population. The overwhelntiing maJorl~ty aF the U.S, gopulatlo>a reported only ane race. In Census 2000, nearly 98 percent of all respondents reported only one race (see. Table 1). The largest group reported White alone, ac- counting for 75 percent of all people living in the United States. The Black or African American alone population represented 12 percent of the total. )ust under 1 percent of all respondents indi- cated only American Indian and Alaska Native. Approximately 4 percent of all respondents indi- cated only Asian. The smallest race group was the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone popula- tion, representing 0.1 percent of the total population. The remainder of the "one race" respondents - 5.5 percent of all respondents - indicated only Some other race.6 e The Some other race alone category con- sists predominantly (97.0 percent} of people of Hispanic origin, and is not a standard OMB race category. U.S. Census Bureau Table 2. Population of Tiwo or More Races, Ineiuding.piii Combinations, for the United States: 2040 Percent of Two or Race more races Number population Two or more races .................................... .................. •••••••• ..... 6,826,228 100.0 Two races .............................................................................. 6,368,075 93.3 White; Black or African American .......................................................... 784,764 11.5 White; American Indian and Alaska Native .................................................. 1,082,683 15.9 White;Asian ............................................................................ 868,395 12.7 White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .......................................... 112,964 1.7 White; Some other race .................................................................. 2,206,251 32.3 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native ................................ 182,494 2.7 Black or African American; Asian .......................................................... 106,782 1.6 Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ........................ 29,876 0.4 Black or African American; Some other race ................................................ 417,249 6.1 American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian .................................................. 52,429 0.8 American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ................ 7,328 0.1 American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race ......................................... 93,842 1.4 Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .......................................... 138,802 2.0 Asian; Some other race .................................................................. 249,108 3.6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race ................................ 35,108 0.5 Three races .......................... ....................:... ........................... . 410,285 6.0 White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native ......................... 112,207 1.6 White; Black or African American; Asian .................................................... 21,166 0.3 White; Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .................. 2,938 - White; Black or African American; Some other race .......................................... 43,172 0.6 White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian ........................................... 23,766 0.3 White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.......... 4,843 0.1 White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race ................................. 29,095 0.4 White; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .................................... 89,611 1.3 White; Asian; Some other race ............................................................ 34,962 0.5 White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race .......................... 8,364 0.1 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian ......................... 5,798 0.1 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ........................................................................ 998 - Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race ............... 7,023 0.1 Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .................. 5,309 0.1 Black or African American; Asian; Some other race .......................................... 8,069 0.1 Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander; Some other race .............. 2,167 - American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.......... 3,063 - American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race ................................. 2,544 - American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race .................................................................................. 586 - Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race .......................... 4,604 0.1 Four races ............................................................................... 38,408 0.6 White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian .................... 10,672 0.2 White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander :.................................................................. 988 - White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race ......... 4,645 0.1 White; 81ack or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander............ 2,128 - White; Black or African American; Asian; Some outer race ................................... 1,376 - White; Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race.. 325 - White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.... 6,450 0.1 White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race ........................... 1,099 - White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pac'rfic Islander; Some other race ............................................................................. 309 - White; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race .................... 7,932 0.1 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pac'rfic Islander ................................................................... 750 - Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race ......... 334 - Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race ........................................................ 111 - Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pac'rfic Islander; Some other race .. 1,082 - American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacrfic Islander; Some other race ............................................................................. 207 - See footnotes at end of table. 4 U.S.Census Bureau Table 2. Popelation of Two or More Races, IncludingAll Combinations, for the United States: 2000-Con. Race Number Percent of Two or more races population Five races .............................................................................. 8,637 0.1 White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .............................................................. 6,611 0.1 White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Some other race ... 724 - White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race ................................................... 68 - White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race ............................................................................. 379 - White; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race ....................................................................... 639 - Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race ................................................... 216 - Six races ............................................................................... 823 - White; Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pac'rfic Islander; Some other race ............................................... 823 - -Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1 Only 2.4 percent of all respondents reported two or more races. The Two or more races category rep- resents all respondents who re- ported more than one race. The six race categories of Census 2000 can be put together in 57 possible com- binations of two, three, four, five, or six races (see Table 2). Less than 3 percent of the total population re- ported more than one race. Of the 6.8 million respondents who re- ported two or more races, 93 per- cent reported exactly two. The most common combination was "White and Some other race," representing 32 percent of the Two or more races population.' This was followed by "White and American Indian and Alaska Native," representing 16 percent, "White And Asian," repre- senting 13 percent, and "White and Black or African American," repre- senting 1 1 percent. Of all respon- dents reporting exactly two races, ' The Two or more races categories are,de- noted by quotations around the combinations with the conjunction and in bold and italicized print to indicate the separate race groups that comprise the particular combination. 47 percent included Some other race as one of the two. Of all respondents who reported more than one race, 7 percent indicated three or more. Most of these (90 percent) reported three races. The Office of Management and Budget identified four combinations of two races for civiY rights monitoring and enforcement. In March 2000, the OMB estab- lished guidelines for the aggrega- tion and allocation of race re- sponses from Census 2000 for use in civil rights monitoring and en- forcement. These guidelines in- cluded the five OMB race categories and identified four specific combinations of two races.e These four OMB race combinations, which e Guidance on Aggregation and AflocaUon of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement, Office of Management and Budget Bulletin Number 00-02, March 9, 2000. Also included in the guidelines was the inclu- sion of any multiple race combinations [exclud- ing Some other race] that comprise more than I percent of the population of interest. For more information, see www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/bulletins/b00-02.htm 1. were the largest combinations re- ported in recent research, are: ^ "White and American Indian and Alaska Native" ^ "White and Asian" ^ "White and Black or African American" ^ "Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native." In fact, these four combinations are the largest categories, when combi- nations that include Some other race are excluded. Combined, these four combinations accounted for 43 percent of the population re- porting Two or more races (see Fig- ure 2) and l percent of the total population. The maximum number oP people reportin$ a particular race is reflected in the race alone or in combination category. Respondents who reported only one race together with those who U.S. Census Bureau reported that same race plus one or more other races are combined to create the race alone or in com- bination categories. For example, the White alone or in combination group consists of those respon- dents who reported White alone plus those who reported White combined with one or more other race groups, such as "White and Black or African American," or "White and Asian and American Indian and Alaska Native." Another way to think of the group who re- ported White alone or in combina- tion is as the total number of people who identified entirely or partially as White. This group is also described as people who re- ported White, whether or not they reported any other races. Just as there are six race alone cat- egories, there are six race alone or in combination categories: ^ White alone or in combination; ^ Black or African American alone or in combination; ^ American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination; ^ Asian alone or in combination; ^ Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in com- bination; and ^ Some other race alone or in com- bination. The alone or in combination catego- ries are tallies of responses rather ` tthan respondents. That is, the alone or in combination categories are not mutually exclusive. Indi- viduals who reported two races were counted in two separate and distinct alone or in combination race categories, while those who reported three races were counted in three categories, and so on. For example, a respondent who indi- cated "White and Black or African American" was counted in the White alone or in combination cat- egory as well as in the Black or African American alone or in com- bination category. Consequently, the sum of all alone or in combina- tion categories equals the number of races reported (i.e., responses), which exceeds the total population (see Table 3). In Census 2000, the population in- dicating their race as White, either alone or with at least one other race, was the largest of all the alone or in combination categories and represented over three-fourths (77 percent) of the total popula- tion. The next two largest response categories were the Black or African American alone or in com- bination group, which represented 13 percent of the total population, and the Some other race alone or in combination category, which repre- sented 7 percent of the population. The Asian alone or in combination group represented 4.2 percent. The American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination group rep- resented 1.5 percent. The Native Hawaiian alone or in combination group was the smallest and repre- sented 0.3 percent of the total population. DISCUSSION OF SPECIFIC RACE GROUPS IN CENSUS 2000 The next six sections discuss the results of Census 2000 for the White, Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Some other race populations. Numbers and per- centages are presented in three ways: (1) for the race alone category, (2) for the race in combi- nation category, and (3) for the race alone or in combination cat- egory. U.s. Census Bureau Figure 2. Percent Distribution of Population of Two or More Races, Showing the Four Two-Race Combinations Identified by the Office of Management ', and Budget: 200© Table 3. Responses to the Question on Race by the Alone or in Combination Categories for the United States: 2000 Race Number of responses Responses as percent of total population Responses as percent of total responses All race categories alone or in combination with one or more other races .............. 288,764,438 102.6 100.0 White alone or in combination ............ 216,930,975 77.1 75.1 Black or African American alone or in combination ........................... 36,419,434 12.9 12.6 American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination ....................... 4,119,301 1.5 1.4 Asian alone or in combination ............. 11,898,828 4.2 4.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination ......... 874,414 0.3 0.3 Some other race alone or in combination... 18,521,486 6.6 6.4 Note: The total population is equal to the number of respondents. In Census 2000, there were 281,421,906 respondents. The total of all race categories alone or in combination with one or more other races is equal to the number of responses,• therefore, it adds to more than the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PLi. Table 4. iA~hite Population for the United States: 2000 Race Percent of total Number population Total population ................................ 281,421,906 100.0 White alone ....................................... 211,460,626 75.1 White in combination with one or more other races .... 5,470,349 1.9 White; American Indian and Alaska Native .......... 1,082,683 0.4 White; Asian .................................... 868,395 0.3 Whfte; Black or African American .................. 784,764 0.3 Whfte; Native Hawaiian and Other Pac'rfic Islander... 112,964 - All other combinations including White ............. 2,621,543 0.9 White alone or in combination with one or more other races ................. ........................... 216,930,975 77.1 - Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PLi. With the exception of the section on the Some other race population, each of the following discussions is restricted to the five race catego- ries defined by the Office of Man- agement and Budget. Within the tables presented in these five sec- tions, combinations of the OMB race categories with the Some other race category are not shown separately but are included in the "All other combinations" category. Because the Some other race cat- egory is not a standard OMB race, the data for the Some other race category, including combinations with the five standard OMB groups, are presented and discussed in a separate section. The White Population Table 4 shows the number and per- centage of respondents to Census 2000 who reported only White, as well as those who reported White and at least one other race. Approximately 21 1.5 million people, or 75 percent of the total population, reported only White. An additional 5.5 million people re- ported White and at least one other race. Within this group, the most common OMB combinations were "White and American Indian and Alaska Native" (20 percent of the population reporting White and one or more other races), followed by "White and Asian" (16 percent), and "White and Black or African American" (14 percent}. Approxi- mately 216.9 million people, or 77 percent of the population, re- ported White alone or in combina- tion with one or more other races. The Slack or Agrican American Populatiion Table 5 shows the number and per- centage of respondents to Census 2000 who reported only Black or African American, as well as those who reported Black or African American and at least one other race. Approximately 34.7 million people, or 12 percent of the total popula- tion, reported only Black or African American. An additional 1.8 million people reported Black or African American and at least one other race. Within this group, the most common OMB combinations were "Black or African American and White" (45 percent of the popula- tion reporting Black or African American and one or more other races), followed by "Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native" (10 per- cent), and "Black or African American and White and American Indian and Alaska Native" (6 per- cent). Approximately 36.4 million people, or 1 3 percent of the popu- lation, reported Black or African U.S. Census Bureau American alone or in combination with one or more other races. The American Indian and Alaska Platiae Population Table 6 shows the number and per- centage of respondents to Census 2000 who reported only American Indian and Alaska Native, as well as those who reported American Indian and Alaska Native and at least one other race. Approximately 2.5 million people, or 0.9 percent of the total popula- tion, reported only American Indian and Alaska Native. An additional 1.6 million people reported American Indian and Alaska Native and at least one other race. Within this group, the most common OMB combinations were "American Indian and Alaska Native and White" (66 percent of the popula- tion reporting American Indian and Alaska Native and one or more other races), followed by "American Indian and Alaska Native and Black or African American" (1 1 percent), and "American Indian and Alaska Native and White and Black or African American" (7 percent). Ap- proximately 4.1 million people, or 1 .5 percent of the population, re- ported American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races.9 The Asian Population Table 7 shows the number and per- centage of respondents to Census 2000 who reported only Asian, as well as those who reported Asian and at least one other race. Approximately 10.2 million people, or 3.6 percent of the total The size of the American Indian and Alaska Native population -alone or in combination - is just one dimension of this population cov- ered by Census 2000. The wide diversity of the specific American Indian and Alaska Native populations delineated by Census 2000 will be discussed in a future report. Table 5. Black or African American population for thQ United States; zooo Race Percent of total Number population Total population .............................. 281,421,906 100.0 Black or African American alone ..................... 34,658,190 12.3 Black or African American in combination with one or more other races ................................. 1,761,244 0.6 Black or African American; White .................. 784,764 0.3 Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native .................................. 182,494 0.1 Black or African American; White; American Indian and Alaska Native .............................. 112,207 - Black or African American; Asian .................. 106,782 - All other combinations including Black or African American ...................................... 574,997 0.2 Black or African American alone or in combination with one or more other races ........................... 36,419,434 12.9 - Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1. Table 6. American Indian and Alaska Native Population for the United Siaies; 2®~Q Race Percent of total Number population Total population ................................ 281,421,906 100.0 American Indian and Alaska Native alone ............. 2,475,956 0.9 American Indian and Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races ........................... 1,643,345 0.6 American Indian and Alaska Native; White.......... 1,082,683 0.4 American Indian and Alaska Native; Black or African American ...................................... 182,494 0.1 American Indian and Alaska Native; White; Black or African American ............................... 112,207 - American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian .......... 52,429 - All other combinations including American Indian and Alaska Native .................................. 213,532 0.1 American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races ........... 4,119,301 1.5 - Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PLi . population, reported only Asian. Ar additional 1.7 million people re- ported Asian and at least one other race. Within this group, the most common OMB combinations were "Asian and White" (52 percent of the population reporting Asian and one or more other races), followed by "Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" (8 percent), and "Asian and Black or African American" (6 percent). Approxi- mately 1 1 .9 million people, or 4.2 percent of the population, re- ported Asian alone or in combina- tion with one or more other races.10 10 The size of the Asian population -alone or in combination - is just one dimension of this population covered by Census 2000. The wide diversity of the specific Asian populations delineated by Census 2000 will be discussed in a future report. U.S.Census Bureau Table 7. Asian Population for the United States: 2000 Race Percent of total Number population Total population ................................ 281,421,906 100.0 Asian alone ..................... .................. 10,242,998 3.6 Asian in combination with one or more other races .... 1,655,830 0.6 Asian; White .................................... 868,395 0.3 Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander... 138,802 - Asian; Black or African American .................. 106,782 - Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Whte ......................................... 89,611 - AIl other combinations including Asian .............. 452,240 0.2 Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races ............... ............................. 11,898,828 4.2 - Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1. Table 8. Native Hawaiian and Other Pazifis isla nder Population for the United States: 2000 Race Percent of total Number population Total population ............................... 281,421,906 100.0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone ..... 398,835 0.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander in combination with one or more other races ........... 475,579 0.2 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Asian ... 138,802 - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; White... 112,964 - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Asian; White ......................................... 89,611 - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Black or African American ............................... All th b' f I d" N t' H 29,876 - The Natide Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population Table 8 shows the number and per- centage of respondents to Census 2000 who reported only Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, as well as those who reported Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and at least one other race. Approximately 399,000 people, or 0.1 percent of the total population, reported only Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. An additional 476,000 people reported Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and at least one other race.' Within this group, the most com- mon combinations were "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and Asian" (29 percent of the population reporting Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and one or more other races), fol- lowed by "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and White" (24 percent), and "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and Asian and White" (19 percent). Ap- o er com ma ions me u ing a ive awauan proximately 874,000 people, or and Other Pacific Islander ....................... 104,326 - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in 0.3 percent of the population, combination with one or more other races ........... 874,414 0.3 reported Native Hawaiian and - Percentage rounds to o.o. Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination with one or more Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary other races. File, Table PL1. Table 9. Some Other Race Population for the United States: 2000 Race Percent of total Number population Total population .............. .................. 281,421,906 100.0 Some other race alone ......... .................... 15,359,073 5.5 Some other race in combination with one or more other races ...................................... 3,162,413 1.1 Some other race; White .......................... 2,206,251 0.8 Some other race; Black or African American ........ 417,249 0.1 Some other race; Asian .......................... 249,108 0.1 Some other race; American Indian and Alaska Native ......................................... 93,842 - All other combinations including Some other race ... 195,963 0.1 Some other race alone or in combination with one or more other races ................................. 18,521,486 6.6 - Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PLi, The Soaae Other itace Population Table 9 shows the number and per- centage of respondents to Census 2000 who reported only Some other race, as well as those who re- ported Some other race and at least one other race. " The size of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population -alone or in com- bination - is just one dimension of this popu- lation covered by Census 2000. The wide di- versity ofhe specific Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander populations delineated by Census 2000 will be discussed in a future report. U.S. Census Bureau Table 10. Hispanic and Not Hispanic population by Race for the United States: 2000 Race Total ................................ One race .................. ............... White .... .............................. Black or African American ............... . American Indian and Alaska Native ...... . Asian .................................. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ............................... Some other race ....................... . Two or more races ........................ Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Percent of Percent Percent of Percent Hispanic of total non-Hispanic of total Number population population Number population population 35,305,818 100.0 12.5 246,116,088 100.0 87.5 33,081,736 93.7 11.8 241,513,942 98.1 85.8 16,907,852 47:9 6.0 194,552,774 79.1 69.1 710,353 2.0 0.3 33,947,837 13.8 12.1 407,073 1.2 0.1 2,068,883 0.8 0.7 119,829 0.3 - 10,123,169 4.1 3.6 45,326, 0.1 - 353,509 0.1 0.1 14,891,303 42.2 5.3 467,770 0.2 0.2 2,224,082 6.3 0.8 4,602,146 1.9 1.6 - Percentage rounds to 0.0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PLi and PL2. Table 1 1. Some Other Race Population by hispanic Origin for the United States: 2000 Some other race in Some other race alone or Some other race alone combination with one in combination with one Hispanic or Latino or more other races or more other races Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total ................................ 15,359,073 100.0 3,162,413 100.0 18 521 486 100.00 Hispanic or Latino ......................... 14,891,303 97.0 1,859,538 58.8 16750,841 90.4 Not Hispanic or Latino ..................... 467,770 3.0 1,302,875 41.2 1,770,645 9.6 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PLi and PL2. Approximately 15.4 million people, or about 5 percent of the total population, reported only Some other race. An additional 3.2 mil- lion people reported Some other race and at least one other race. Within this group, the most com- mon combinations were "Some other race and White" (70 percent of the population reporting Some other race and one or more other races}, followed by "Some other race and Black or African American" (13 percent), and "Some other race and Asian" (8 percent). Approximately 18.5 million people, or 7 percent of the total popula- tion, reported Some other race alone or in combination with one or more other races. HISPANIC ORIGIN 8~1 RACE IN CENSUS 2000 Mine ~uut off ten )alispanics reported White alone or Some other race aloae. Nearly half (48 percent) of Hispanics reported only White, while approximately 42 percent reported only Some other race, when responding to the question on race (see Table 1 0). Less than 4 percent of Latinos reported Black or African American alone, American Indian and Alaska Native alone, Asian alone, or Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone. In contrast, 79 percent of the-non-Hispanic population re- ported only White and 0.2 percent reported only Some other race. About 19 percent of all non- Hispanics reported only one of the remaining race categories. Of all race and Hispanic origin combina- tions, the group reporting as only White and non-Hispanic was the largest, representing 69 percent of the total population. Approximately 6 percent of all Hispanics reported two or more races, compared with just under 2 percent of non-Hispanics. Among the 2.2 million Latinos who reported more than one race, 1.8 million (81 percent) reported only two races, one of which was Some other race. Of the 6.8 million respondents re- porting two or more races, nearly one-third (2.2 million or 33 percent) were Hispanic. 1 0 U.S. Census Bureau The overwhelming majority (97 percent) of the 1 5.4 million people who reported Some other race alone were Latino, while the remaining 3 percent were not Hispanic (see Table 1 1). However, of all combinations of two or more races that included Some other race, only 59 percent were Hispanic. A large majority (90 per- cent) of the Some other race alone or in combination population was also Hispanic. ~oa~ ~~~ >~~~~~~~ For more information on race in the United States, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's Internet site at www.census.gov/population/www/ sociodemo/race.html. For more in- formation on Hispanic origin, visit www.census.gov/population/www/ sociodemo/hispanic.html. Race and Hispanic origin data from the Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-1 71}Summary File are being released on a state-by- state basis during March 2001 . The Census 2000 Redistricting data are available on the Internet via factfinder.census.govand for pur- chase on CD-ROM and eventually on DVD. For information on confi- dentiality protection, sampling er- ror, nonsampling error, and defini- tions, also see factfindercensus.gov. 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Lowest level geography: census block group by june 2001 (PUMA, MA, UA, and Congressional District as available). Media: Internet [Data Formats: ARC/INFO Export (.e00), Arcview Shape (.shp), and ASCII] 1990 cartographic boundary files (.e00, .shp, ASCII) are now available online at URL: http://www. census.gov/geo/www/cob/ Relationship Files 3rd quarter 2001 Block Relationship Files (formerly called Comparability Files) compare 1990 to 2000 blocks. Census Tract Relation- ship Files compare 1990 to 2000 tracts. Lowest level of geography: census block for block files and census tract for tract files. Media: CD-ROM. 1 ~ ~ ~ ~'' 7 I I r ~~~.- ./'r "' w 3 r . ,e, ,,. -~ ..- -- im `~~' ' / ( 4 ~a /` _ L' ...... 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Use ADOBE Reader`s Zoom tool to view map in greater detail. __ ~ 02 NORTH HARTSVILLE 92431 103 ~ ,\ N~rit IIN bt 146 F . ~- )' a \ +4~ -! ~ s s i. g .f _.. ~'~ HWWIN ~„ ~ -~. S,,.s 106 s~, ~ ~. ~ :~,105~ \ ~- ~~,.~107 ~, ~~ ,~ t 104 ~ _~ NARTSV/LLE 914&9 10B Zoom shot from the Census Traci Outline Map PDF Proposed product content and release dates subject to change. Census 2aC~C~ ~e©grap~c Uniteastat~~ census ~H~~ >>~~t~ 2~t}0 Maps and Geagrap~c Frod'ucts A variety of maps, boundary files, and other geographic products will be available to help users locate and identify geographic areas. These products will be available in various media such as the Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, and, in the case of maps, as print- on-demand products. Census 2000 Block Maps:. Paper available: 2nd quarter 2001 PDF files available: 3rd quarter 2001 The Census Bureau's block maps show the greatest detail and most complete set of geographic information. These large-scale maps depict the smallest geographic entities for which the Census Bureau presents data-the census blocks-by displaying the features that form block boundaries and the numbers that identify them. The intent of this map series is to produce a map for each governmental unit (e.g. American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian home lands, county, place, and functioning minor civil division) on the smallest possible number of map sheets at the maximum practical scale. Lowest level of geography: census block. Media: DVD, CD-ROM (custom order only), Internet (PDF), and paper. [Formats: PDF; Size: 36" x 33"] Census 2000 County Block. Maps (P. L. 94-171 Redistricting Product) Paper available: 1st quarter 2001 DVD files available: 2nd quarter 2001 PDF files available: 2nd quarter 2001 County Block Maps are essentially the same type of map as the Census 2000 Block Map described above, except that they are created for each county unit and they have the voting district boundaries. The maps show the boundaries, names, and codes for American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian home lands, county divisions, places, voting districts, census tracts, block groups, and census blocks. Media: DVD, CD-ROM (custom order only), Internet (PDF), and paper. [Formats: PDF; Size: 36" x 33"] Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line® Files Internet available: 1st quarter 2001 DVD available: 2nd quarter 2001 This first release of the Census 2000 TIGER/Line® files is specifically intended to support the needs of the redistricting community. Because of the timing of this release, it will NOT include the ZIP Code Tabulation AreasT^^ (ZCTAsT^^) nor all of the final Census 2000 address range information. This release of TIGER/Line®files will include Puerto Rico but not the U.S. Island Areas. Media: DVD, Internet (PDF), and CD-ROM (custom order only). [Data Format: ASCII] Census 2.000 TIGER/Line® Files Internet available: 2nd quarter 2001 DVD available: 2nd quarter 2001 This is the public version of the Census Bureau's digital database of geographic features for the United States and the U.S. Island Areas. The database is called TIGER®, which is the source of all Census Bureau geographic products. The TIGER/Line® files include the January 1 , 2000 governmental unit boundaries, Census 2000 statistical area boundaries, Census 2000 tabulation block numbers, address range enhancements, feature updates from Census 2000 enumeration and ZIP Code Tabulation AreasTM. Record layouts are available now on the Internet at URL: http://www.census.gov/geo/ww w/tiger{ndex.html. Media: DVD, CD-ROM (custom order only), and Internet (PDF). [Data Format: ASCII] Census 2000 Census Traet Qutline Maps Paper available: 1 st quarter 2001 PDF files available: 2nd quarter 2001 These county maps show the bound- aries and numbers of the census tracts and name the features underlying the boundaries. They also show the boundaries, names, and codes for American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian home lands, counties, county subdivisions, and places. Media: CD-ROM (custom order only), Internet (PDF), DVD, and paper. [Formats: PDF; Size: 36" x 33"] Census 2000 Voting District/State Legislative District Outline Maps- (P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Product) Paper available: 1st quarter 2001 PDF files available: 2nd quarter 2001 These county-based maps show the boundaries and codes for Voting Districts as delineated by the participating states in Phase 2, Voting District Project, of the Redistricting Data Program; the features underlying these boundaries; and the names of these features. Additionally, for states that submit the information, these maps show the boundaries and codes for state legislative districts and their underlying features. These maps also show the boundaries and names of American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian home lands, counties, county subdivisions, and places. The maps will be available only for those states and counties where information was provided under the Voting District Project. Media: CD-ROM (custom order only), Internet (PDF), DVD, and paper. [Formats: PDF; Size: 36" x 33"] Proposed produce content and release dates subject to change. USCE~ISUS~UREAU Helping You Make Informed Decisions U.S. Department of Commerce Issued December 2000 Economics and Statistics Administration GEO/00 GPH U.S. CENSUS BUREAU • Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Geographic Area: La Porte city, Texas [For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text] Subject Number Percent Subject Number Percent Total population .......................... 31,880 100.0 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE Total population .......................... 31,880 100.0 SEX AND AGE Hispanic or Latino (of any race) ................ 6,520 20.5 Male ........................................ 15,817 49.6 Mexican................................... 4,601 14.4 Female ...................................... 16,063 50.4 Puerto Rican............................... 149 0.5 Under 5 years ............................... 2,519 7.9 Cuban .................................... 74 0.2 5 to 9 years ................................. 2,569 g,i Other Hispanic or Latino .................... 1,696 5.3 10 to 14 years ............................... 2,770 8.7 Not Hispanic or Latino ........................ 25,360 79.5 15 to 19 years ............................... 2,516 7.9 White alone................................ 22,529 70.7 20 to 24 years ............................... 1,931 6.1 RELATIONSHIP 25 to 34 years ............................... 4,813 15.1 Total population.......................... 31,880 100.0 35 to 44 years ............................... 5,620 17.6 In households................................ 31,645 99.3 45 to 54 years ............................... 4,688 14.7 Householder............................... 10,928 34.3 55 to 59 years ............................... 1,374 4.3 Spouse ................................... 6,862 21.5 60 to 64 years ............................... 874 2.7 Child...................................... 10,864 34.1 65 to 74 years ............................... 1,243 3.9 Own child under 18 years ................ 8,494 26.6 75 to 84 years ............................... 675 2.1 Other relatives............................. 1,816 5.7 85 years and over ............................ 288 0.9 Under l8 years ......................... 808 2.5 Median age (years) ........................... 32.6 (X) Nonrelatives............................... 1,175 3.7 Unmarried partner ....................... 539 1.7 18 years and over ......... ................... 22,412 70.3 In group quarters............................. 235 0.7 Male ...................................... 10,917 34.2 Institutionalized population................... 38 0.1 Female .................................... 11,495 36.1 Noninstitutionalized population ............... 197 0.6 21 years and over ............................ 21,099 66.2 62 years and over ............................ 2,709 8.5 HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE 65 years and over ............................ 2,206 6.9 Total households......................... 10,928 100.0 Male ...................................... 904 2.8 Family households (families)................... 8,575 78.5 Female .................................... 1,302 4.1 With own children under 18 years .......... 4,722 43.2 Married-couple family ....................... 6,862 62.8 RACE With own children under 18 years .......... 3,673 33.6 One race .................................... 31,194 97.8 Female householder, no husband present..... 1,242 11.4 White ..................................... 25,946 81.4 With own children under 18 years .......... 764 7.0 Black or African American ................... 1,993 6.3 Nonfamily households ........................ 2,353 21.5 American Indian and Alaska Native........... 154 0.5 Householder living alone .................... 1,903 17.4 Asian ..................................... 359 1.1 Householder 65 years and over............ 507 4.6 Asian Indian ............................. 61 0.2 Chinese ................................. 22 0.1 Households with individuals under 18 years ..... 5,192 47.5 Filipino .................................. 69 0.2 Households with individuals 65 years and over .. 1,520 13.9 Japanese ................................ 17 0.1 Average household size....................... 2.90 (X) Korean .................................. 39 0.1 Average family size........................... 3.28 (X) Vietnamese .............................. 110 0.3 Other Asian ' ............................ 41 0.1 HOUSING OCCUPANCY Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.... 25 0.1 Total housing units ....................... 11,720 100.0 Native Hawaiian .......................... 7 - Occupied housing units ....................... 10,928 93.2 Guamanian or Chamorro .................. 12 - Vacant housing units.......................... 792 6.8 Samoan ................................. Other Pacific Islander z ................... 2 4 - - For seasonal, recreational, or Some other race ........................... 2,717 8.5 occasional use ............................ 48 0.4 Two or more races ........................... 686 2.2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)............. 1.9 (X) Race alone or in combination with one Rental vacancy rate (percent) .................. 11.4 (X) or more other races: 3 HOUSING TENURE White ....................................... 26,518 83.2 Occupied housing units.................. 10,928 100.0 Black or African American ..................... 2,108 6.6 Owner-occupied housing units ................. 8,438 77.2 American Indian and Alaska Native ............. 313 1.0 Renter-occupied housing units ................. 2,490 22.8 Asian ....................................... 445 1.4 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander...... 43 0.1 Average household size of owner-occupied units. 2.98 (X) Some other race ............................. 3,158 9.9 Average household size of renter-occupied units. 2.61 (X) - Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. ' Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories. z Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories. s In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. 986 11.5. Census Bureau ~'Y "G+ D• 18(L) ~. (6-2001) ~i ~~~y~ o ,,~~ ~~hs ~ ~ UNITED STATES~PARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC 20233-0001 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR I am pleased to enclose a brochure explaining the Count Question Resolution (CQR) Program. The U.S. Census Bureau will implement the CQR Program to respond to challenges to the official Census 2000 housing units and group quarters population counts received from state, local, or tribal officials of governmental entities or their designated representatives in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Program will become effective on June 30, 2001, and will end September 30, 2003. The brochure describes the documentation necessary to initiate the Census 2000 CQR process and the types of corrections that may be incorporated as a result of the Census 2000 CQR Program. Governmental units challenging the completeness or accuracy of the Census 2000 counts must contact the Census Bureau directly in writing or by e-mail to initiate the CQR process. (See the enclosed addresses). The Census Bureau will respond to all questions and will notify all affected governmental entities of any corrections to their official counts as a result of a Census Bureau review, based on a CQR challenge. Summary File 1 (SF-1) and other data products from Census 2000 can be accessed via the Internet <www.census.gov>, as they become available. You may also call our Customer Service Center at (301) 457-4100 to order Census 2000 data products. The CQR start date of June 30, 2001, is coordinated with the release of the SF-1. Between June and September 2001, SF-1 data wiii be released on a state-by-state basis and will contain block-level data on the number of housing units and group quarters population counts. SF-1 is the information source necessary to challenge housing unit counts or group quarters population counts. The CQR Program is not intended to create a process to challenge the March 6, 2001, decision of the Secretary of Commerce to release unadjusted Census 2000 redistricting data. No changes will be made to the apportionment or redistricting counts as a result of this program. If a challenge is successful, the revised population and/or housing unit counts may be used by federal and state agencies when program funds are disbursed based on Census 2000 data. The Census Bureau will provide corrected counts to federal and/or state officials as appropriate. A more detailed description of the CQR Program is available on the Census Bureau's Web site at <www.census.gov/dmd/www/CQR.htm>. Sincerely, William G. Barron, Jr. Acting Director Enclosures USCENSUSBUREAU He7ping You Make Informed Daclslons WWW.CeY1SllS.gOV • United States Census 2000 Additional Information ^ State, local governmental/tribal officials should contact: Count Question Resolution Program Decennial Management Division, Room 2002-2 U.S. Census Bureau 4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100 Washington, DC 20233-7100 Telephone: 866-546-0527 (toll-free) E-mail: Count.Question.Resolution@census.gov DMD/Ol -CQR June 2001 ..; 11 l= _ ount z ,- i z _ ~~ uest~on ~. ~. ~ ~ , ,, .d t *r- n}..'l. Y ~ ii. ' .J } S ,. 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Fem. ik ~ ~ 'fir ~ r r _,„ • Basic Facts Supporting Evidence Required ^ Scope: The Count Question Resolution (CQR) Specify whether the challenge disputes the location of a Program is a planned administrative review program governmental unit boundary or the number of housing units that will handle external challenges to particular and/or group quarters population and official Census 2000 counts of housing units and group quarters population received from state, ^ For boundary disputes, submit Census 2000 maps or local, or tribal officials of governmental entities or other maps showing Census 2000 tabulation block numbers their designated representatives in the United States and boundaries legally in effect as of January 1 , 2000. and Puerto Rico. The CQR program is not intended Indicate on the map the location of the correct boundary to create a mechanism or process to challenge the and the portion of the boundary that the Census Bureau March 6, 2001 ,decision of the Secretary of depicted incorrectly. These maps must identify the state, Commerce to release unadjusted Census 2000 county, census tract, and block(s) involved in the question redistricting data. No changes will be made to the and include a list of affected addresses, indicating their location apportionment or redistricting counts as a result in relation to the boundary requiring correction. of this program. ^ For geocoding errors, identify the specific Census 2000 state, ^ Duration: 6/30/01- 9/30/03 county, census tract, and tabulation block(s) being contested and include a list of the addresses for all housing units and/or ^ Corrections Issued: group quarters in the contested block(s) on April 1 , 2000. Summary File 1 (SFl) can be used to check the tabulation block • Boundaries -revise inaccurate boundaries housing unit counts and to infer whether housing units and/or to reflect those in effect January l , 2000. group quarters were enumerated at the correct location. • Geocoding -place erroneously located living quarters and associated population within correct boundaries/census blocks. • Coverage -add or remove specific living quarters and persons residing therein that were identified during the Census 2000 process but erroneously included or excluded due to processing errors. Addresses for living quarters that were erroneously excluded will be added to the census address list for use in future Census Bureau programs. ^ For hoNSing Nnit challenges, identify the specific Census 2000 state, county, census tract, and tabulation block(s) being contested and include a list of residential addresses that existed as viable living quarters in each contested block(s) on April 1 , 2000. Summary File 1 (SFl) can be used to obtain tabulation block housing unit counts. ^ For groNp quarters challenges, provide a complete address list for all group quarters units that should be included in each contested block(s) (include state, county, and census tract); the name(s) of the group quarters; and the name, address, and telephone number for the administrative office of each group quarters facility as of April 1 , 2000. Group quarters are institutional (e.g., mental hospitals, hospices, prisons, etc.) and noninstitutional (e.g., college dormitories, military barracks, group homes, shelters, etc.). Summary File 1 (SFl) can be used to obtain tabulation block group quarters population counts. REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE POSITION REPRESENTATIVE TERM EXPIRATION Mayor Sydney Grant None 1907 Lomax Dr. La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-2375 District 1 Betty Waters None 2202 26~` St. La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1907 District 2 Betty Stoumbaugh None 10114 Willmont La Porte, texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-7174 Or 281-471-2713 District 3 Kirby Linscomb, Jr. None 5418 Rock Springs La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone 281-471-0291 District 4 Jesse Wilson None 320 North Seventh La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-2203 District 5 Bernard Legrand None 3115 Layne Court La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-2532 District 6 Bob Capen None 807 Oak Leaf La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1354 At Large A Claudia Zapata None 708 Gardenwalk La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1631 At Large B Ed Matuszak None 10443 Catlett La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-1988 At Large A Dina Martinez None Alternate 1000 S. Broadway La Porte, Texas 77571 Phone - 281-471-5034