City of Buellton Transition to District Elections - Analysis and Focus Plans
The City of Buellton is transitioning to district elections, with a focus on drawing districts based on traditional principles and California criteria. This process involves community input, map drafting, and adoption, ensuring equal population representation and adherence to federal laws. The analysis of focus plans highlights population deviations, Latino Community Voting Age Population (CVAP), and district characteristics like contiguity and compactness.
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City of Buellton Transition to District Elections February 24, 2022 1
Transition Process Step Description Held prior to release of draft maps. Education and to solicit input on the communities in the City. Identify neighborhoods, communities of interest, and secondary areas. Deadline for the public to submit draft maps for inclusion in the next hearing packet and presentation. Initial pre-draft hearings: June 10 & July 8 Initial deadline for draft maps: January 11 Release draft maps: January 20 Two hearings on draft maps: Jan. 27 & Feb. 24 Map adoption: March 10 Draft maps posted to project website. Two meetings to discuss and revise the draft maps and to discuss the election sequence. Map adopted via ordinance/resolution. Final map must be posted at least 3/7 days prior to adoption. February 24, 2022 2
Rules and Goals for Drawing Districts 3. Other Traditional Districting Principles 2. California Criteria for Cities Geographically contiguous Undivided neighborhoods and communities of interest (Socio-economic geographic areas that should be kept together) Easily identifiable boundaries Compact (Do not bypass one group of people to get to a more distant group of people) Prohibited: Shall not favor or discriminate against a political party. 1. Federal Laws Respect voters choices / continuity in office Equal Population 1. Federal Voting Rights Act 2. Future population growth No Racial Gerrymandering 3. 4. February 24, 2022 3
Focus Plans February 24, 2022 4
Focus Plans February 24, 2022 5
Analysis of Focus Plans NDC Plan 203 NDC Plan 204 Population deviation: 6.3% Population deviation: 8.7% District 3 Latino CVAP: 36% District 3 Latino CVAP: 43% All four districts contiguous All four districts contiguous Does not appear to unnecessarily split any neighborhoods While the majority of River View is in District 2, a small part of it is in District 1 Unites multi-family housing on both sides of the freeway in District 4 (is this a benefit?) Unites multi-family housing on both sides of the freeway in District 4 (is this a benefit?) Unites mobile home parks in District 1 (would they be better represented in the same district or separate districts?) Unites mobile home parks in District 1 (would they be better represented in the same district or separate districts?) District boundaries follow Highway 101 and other major streets wherever possible District boundaries tend to follow Highway 101 and other major streets, except for that between Districts 1 & 2 All four districts are compact District 3 may not be compact February 24, 2022 6
Election Sequence Options District NDC Plan 203 NDC Plan 204 2022 or 2024? (Andrisek & Sanchez) 2022 1 (Andrisek) 2022 or 2024 (vacant) 2024 (Lewis) 2 2024 (Lewis) 2024 (Sanchez) 3 2022 (King) 2022 (King) 4 (There must be two districts up in 2022 and two in 2024) February 24, 2022 7
Public Hearing & Discussion Questions about the proposed plans? Which plan do you prefer? Please refer to the Interactive Review Map for a detailed look at each plan February 24, 2022 8
