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Waterford council narrows redistricting options, eliminates purple map after consultant says data insufficient to test racial voting patterns
Summary
At a fourth public hearing on district-based elections, the city’s consultant said statistical analysis of racially polarized voting was not possible because Waterford has only one or two precincts; council eliminated the ‘purple’ draft map and directed staff to return with the green and orange maps for a final decision.
At its March public hearing, the Waterford City Council moved closer to choosing a district-based election plan, eliminating one of three draft maps after the city’s consultant said available election data make standard racially polarized voting analysis infeasible.
City Attorney (City Attorney) opened the item and requested the council take the hearing early on the agenda to comply with a California Elections Code timing requirement. The council approved moving the item to the start of the meeting to ensure the required notice window.
Justin, the city’s redistricting consultant with National Demographics Corporation, told the council that traditional statistical tests for racially polarized voting — including homogeneous precinct analysis…
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