HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1356 4th Public Hearing-Potentially Identification of Districts for district-based ElectionsORDINANCE NO. 1356
STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGER 'S OFFICE
MEETING DATE: March 26, 2020
PREPARED BY: Lauri Aylaian,City Manager
REQUEST: Conduct the fourth public hearing on creation of voting districts,
receiving community input on the draft Council district boundary
maps; select one of the proposed, population-compliant maps of
district boundaries; confirm the current proposed election
sequencing in order to implement district voting in time for the
general election on November 3, 2020; introduce for first reading an
ordinance relating to election of city council members by,districts
and ranked choice voting.
Recommendation
(1)
(2)
(3)
Conduct the fourth public hearing on the creation of voting districts in the
City.
Receive community input on the draft Council district boundary maps.
[Potentially] Make final selection of proposed, population-compliant maps
of the district boundaries.
(4) Confirm the current proposed election sequencing in order to implement
district voting in time for the November 3, 2020 general election.
(5)
Background
Introduce, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No.
1 g56 relating to election of city^council members by districts and ranked
choice voting.
The California Voting Rights Act (CVRA)
The California Voting Rights Act, Elections Code Sections 14025-14032, was enacted in
2002 to implement the California constitutional guarantees of equal protection and the
right to vote. It provides a private right of action to members of any protected class where
an at-large election system impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of
its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election.
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The CVRA allows for legal challenges to any at-large system within a jurisdiction,
seeking a court order that a jurisdiction convert to a by-district election system. At-
large is a designation system in which members of a governing body are elected to
represent the whole city, rather than, a subset of the city. In contrast, district voting
systems are ones in which a city is divided into separate geographic districts, each of
which elects its own representative(s) who reside(s) in the district and who is/are
elected only by the voters residing in that district. I
A violation of the CVRA may be established if it is shown that racially polarized voting has
combined with an at -large voting system to impair the ability of a protected class of voters
to elect candidates of its choice or to influence the outcome of an election.
"Racially polarized voting". under the CVRA means voting in which there is a difference
between the choice of candidates (or other electoral choices) that are preferred by voters
in a protected class and in the choice of candidates (and electoral choices) preferred by
voters in the rest of the electorate as defined by federal law under the federal Voting
Rights Act.
Nor does the CVRA require a plaintiff to show racial discrimination by the jurisdiction or
other discriminatory intent.
The CVRA also allows successful plaintiffs to recover attorneys' fees. No public entity has
successfully defended itself against a CVRA challenge; some jurisdictions have paid
millions of dollars in plaintiffs' attorney fees trying to do so.
City of Palm Desert History Relating to the California Voting Rights Act:
The City of Palm Desert currently elects its City Council through an "at-large" electoral
system in which each council member may reside anywhere within the City's boundaries,
and each council member is elected by the entire electorate.
On 18 September 2017, the City received a letter from Kevin Shenkman of the law firm
of Shenkman & Hughes, alleging that the City's at-large electoral system violates the
CVRA. Mr. Shenkman claimed there is evidence of Latino "polarized voting" in the Palm
Desert electorate and threatened litigation if the City did not adopt a by-district electoral
system. Based on information provided by consultants at that time, the i City did not
respond to the allegations contained in Mr. Shenkman's letter.
On 5 June 2019, Lorraine Salas and Karina Quintanilla, represented by Shenkman &
Hughes in Malibu and Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho in Oakland, filed a lawsuit against
the City of Palm Desert alleging violation of the CVRA based on,the City's continued use
of an at-large voting system.
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The City does not believe that the record establishes Latino racially-polarized voting has
occurred in the City in violation of the CVRA. However, it recognizes that numerous public
agencies throughout California have faced challenges to their at-large election systems
and that such litigation is extremely expensive. With that in mind, the City of Palm Desert
entered into negotiations with the plaintiffs and their attorneys with the goal of settling the
lawsuit in a manner consistent with the best interests of all residents of the City.
On 12 December 2019, the City of Palm Desert and plaintiffs Salas and Quintanilla
announced a settlement of the lawsuit filed by the plaintiffs' attorneys. Key elements of
the settlement agreement-include conducting a public hearing process to configure two
voting districts in the city of Palm Desert, and instituting ranked choice voting in both
districts (if feasible). One of the districts, including approximately 20% of the city's
residents, would encompass the downtown core and elect one council member. The
second district would include the remainder of the city (about 80% of the residents) and
elect four council members. Both the City Council and the plaintiffs must ultimately
agree to the district boundaries, which are intended to fulfill the goals of the California
Voting Rights Act and of the City's 2013 Strategic Plan and 2017 General Plan.
General:
This staff report was prepared to accompany the fourth public hearing during which
interested parties may offer input concerning the boundaries of districts that will comply
with the California Voting Rights Act and the draft maps proposed for consideration.
Additional public hearings will be conducted at dates that are defined later in this report.
Community Outreach
Staff has posted information about the process of transitioning from.at-large to by-
district elections on www.representpd.org, Facebook and NextD'oor, engaged with
traditional media, issued mass mailings to every residential and business mailing
address in the city, distributed informational flyers through faith-based organizations
and schools, and conducted informational workshops for interested parties on January
15 and February 12, 2020.
A Notice of Public Hearing regarding the consideration of maps for establishment of by-
district elections was published in the Desert Sun on March 15, 2020, for the fourth public
/11hearing (March 26, 2020). - ,
Staff acknowledges that the current coronavirus pandemic may result in decreased
attention to ,and public input regarding ,the creation of district maps .However ,in light of
the comprehensive community outreach conducted to date ,and with the objective of
implementing changes in time for the November 2020 general election ,staff advises the
City Council that a map must be selected ,and the first reading of the supporting ordinance
must be completed ,no later than the next (16 April 2020)regularly noticed public meeting
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of the City Council. Further, a delay until the next meeting of the City Council will not
enhance the ability of the public to participate in the fourth public hearing as the order of
the Riverside County Public Health Official, limiting gatherings to no more than ten
people, will remain in place until 30 April 2020.
Process
The City is required to hold at least four public hearings during this process. The first two
hearings were to help develop criteria for creating the proposed districts. These criteria
may have included:
• School attendance areas
• Natural neighborhood dividing lines, such as highways or major roads, washes,
canals, and/or hills
• Areas around parks and other neighborhood landmarks,
• Common issues, neighborhood activities, or legislative/election concerns,
• Shared demographic characteristics such as similar levels of income, education,
or linguistic isolation.
The primary focus of the process was defining the downtown-core district.
As required by law, the two initial public hearings were held within 30 days of each other
(February 13 and February 27, 2020); inserted below is a timeline for transitioning to by-
district elections. In addition, the City held two community meetings to provide information
about the map-drawing process and solicit feedback from the public, which was used to
draft preliminary district maps. In addition to the community meetings and required public
hearings, staff will continue to engage the public through traditional and social media as
well as targeted outreach and meetings.
The map drawing process began after the initial two public hearings. The City's
demographer prepared options'for the City -Council's consideration; those options are
appended to this staff report. In addition, members of the public proposed maps, all of
which may be considered. It should be noted that maps were received that did not comply
with the statutory requirements for population count in districts, but those maps are not
being proposed for further consideration.
The maps are available for residents to review and have been available for a legally
sufficient time prior to.the third and this fourth public hearing. At the third public hearing
held on March 12, 2020, the City Council considered ten different maps; seven of,which
were provided by residents and the remaining three were provided by the demographer.
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After a presentation from the demographer and public comment, the City Council directed
staff and demographer to move forward with finalizing the demographer's first draft map-
"NDC Draft 1 "-with changes that would keep the whole of the Monterey Country Club
together, and include the adjacent mobile home park, Civic Center Park, and Lincoln
Elementary School in District 1. They suggested that area south and east of NDC's
District 1 could be added to that district if necessary to achieve the required population
balance.
In compliance with state law, this final public hearing is being held within 45 days of the
third public hearing. The City Council may now adopt a map establishing districts.
Voting Options
As part-of the transition to district voting, the City is committed to the implementation of
ranked choice voting, with the intent to do so in time for the general election to be held in
November 2020. This system of casting and counting votes is intended to allow voters to
express a full spectrum of preferences, not locking them into a single choice, but allowing
expression of a scale of preferences for various candidates. Further information about
ranked choice voting is available at www.representpd.org and at www.fairvote.org, and
will be the subject of voter education outreach efforts by the City in advance of its
implementation.
Proposed Ordinance
Election of City Council
The members of the City-Council are currently elected through an at-large election
system, which means that the electors from the entire City vote for the council members.
Under Government Code Section 34886, the City Council may adopt an ordinance that
requires the City Council to be elected by district. The proposed Ordinance, if adopted,
will accomplish this final step.
The proposed Ordinance does the following:
• States that the City is divided into two council districts;
• References the "City of Palm Desert District Map" and geographic descriptions of
both districts;
• States that the one of the districts, including approximately twenty percent (20%)
of the city's residents, would encompass the downtown core and elect one (1)
Council member. The second district would include the remainder of the City
(about eighty percent (80%) of the residents) and elect four (4) Council members.
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• Requires that Council members live and be registered to vote in the district they
seek to hold office in.
• Clarifies that only residents of a district can vote for Council member(s) in that
district.
• States that districts may be adjusted after each federal census. In this instance,
districts may be redrawn in 2021 after the 2020 federal census.
• States that if the City annexes land, the district boundaries may be amended if
necessary.
• Provides for the transition from at large elections to districts and confirms that no
term of office to which a Council member has been elected shall be cut short.
Ranked Choice Voting
Ranked Choice Voting is a method that allows voters to rank candidates for elected office
in order of preference. The ballot allows voters to assign a different ranking to every
candidate, as well as to write-in candidates. Voters may rank as few or as many
candidates as they prefer.
The proposed ordinance includes information on how voting proceeds in various rounds
in both single-seat and multi-seat elections. Tabulations and rounds continue until all
available seats are filled.
The elections official (the City Clerk)will post a report summarizing the results of each
election.
In addition, the City will conduct a voter education and outreach campaign for the first two
elections that use ranked choice voting.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund associated with the conduct of this public
hearing.
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DISTRICT ELECTIONS PROCESS TIMELINE
City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 ph. 760.346.0611
Note: All future dates are tentative
1st Community Meeting : Presentation to community regarding
January 15, 2020 process and purpose of transition from at-large to by-district
election system
2nd Community Meeting : Presentation to community regarding
February 12, 2020 he map drawing process and purpose of transition from at-large
to by-district election system
1st Public Hearing without maps : gather public input on the
February 13, 2020 'composition of zones
2nd Public Hearing without maps : gather public input on the
February 27, 2020 composition of zones
City Council and community outreach to educate and encourage
Ongoing public participation in mapping options
March 12 and 26,3rd and 4th Public hearings : City Council hearings to.consider
2020 and select new district maps
5th Public Hearing : Potential adoption of district maps by CityApril 16 Council.
May through Voter outreach and education on new election format, including
November 2020 ranked choice voting
November, 2020 First by-district election in two districts on November 3, 2020
2021 Districts redrawn to reflect 2020 census data
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LEGAL REVIEW DEPTARTMENT REVIEW ASSISTANT
CITY MANAGER
Robert W.Hargreaves Lauri Aylaian Andy Firestine
City Attorney City Manager Assistant City Manager
City Manager Lauri Aylaian:
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ATTACHMENT:Ordinance No. 1356
ORDINANCE NO. 1356
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE'
CITY OF PALM DESERT , CALIFORNIA, ADDING
SECTION 2.38.040 TO CHAPTER 2.38, TO THE PALM
DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ELECTION
OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY DISTRICTS AND
RANKED CHOICE VOTING.
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California ("City Council")
has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to shift from its current at large election
system to a by district election for members of the City Council using ranked choice voting; and,
WHEREAS ,'the City held, its first and second community meeting. on January 15, 2020,
and February 12, 2020, respectively, regarding the process and purpose of transition from at-
large to by-district election system; and,
WHEREAS, the City held its first and second public hearings without maps to gather
public input on the composition of zones on February 13, 2020, and February 27, 2020,
respectively; and,
WHEREAS , the City held its third and fourth public hearings to discuss the process of
defining district boundaries and preparing maps on March 12, 2020, and March 26, 2020,
respectively; and,
WHEREAS, the City continues to engage. in public outreach by posting updates and
information on www.representpd.org, Facebook and NextDoor, and through traditional media,
mass mailings, and distribution of informational bulletins to faith-based organizations and
schools.
NOW, THEREFORE , IT SHALL BE ORDAINED by the City Council of the 'City of
Palm Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals . The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, hereby
finds that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein as substantive
findings of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2.Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section
2.38.040 Election of City Council of Chapter 2.38 General Municipal Elections is hereby added
as follows:
"Section 2.38.040.Election of City Council.
A. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Section:
"By district" as used in this Section shall mean election of members of the City Council
by voters of the district alone.
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"Geographical area making up the district" shall mean the district.
B. Number of Districts. Pursuant to Government Code section 34871(a), the City of Palm
Desert is divided into two (2) council districts.
C. Boundaries and Numbering of Each District. Descriptions of the boundaries of each
district and their numbering are as shown on the attached Exhibit A along with a map
entitled "City of Palm Desert District Map," a copy of which shall be on file in the City
Clerk's office.
D. Election of City Council .Members of the City Council shall be elected "by districts"
from two districts as provided 'herein .One of the districts ,including approximately
twenty percent (20%) of the city 's residents ,would encompass the downtown core and
elect one (1) Council member .The second district would include the remainder of the
City (about eighty percent (80%) of the residents )and elect four (4) Council members.
Except as provided in Subsection F, entitled Transition to District Elections,a Council
member of either district must live in that district and must be a registered voter in that
district to be eligible to hold office for that district .Only voters who live in a district shall
be eligible to vote in the election for Council member(s) of that district.
E. Amendment of District Boundaries. Pursuant to Elections Code section 21601, as it may
be amended, the City Council shall adjust the boundaries of any or both of the districts
following each decennial federal census. Using the census as a basis, the City Council
shall adjust the boundaries in compliance with all applicable provisions of law.
At the time of any annexation of territory to the City, the City Council shall designate, by
resolution adopted by a vote of at least a majority of the City Council, the contiguous
district to which the annexed territory shall be a part and shall amend - the district
boundaries if necessary in accordance with Elections Code section 21603, as it may be
amended.
Pursuant to Elections Code section 21606, the term of office of any council member who
has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any
change in the boundaries of the district from which he or she was elected, whether or not
that council member is a resident within the boundaries of the district as adjusted. At the
first election for council following adjustment of the boundaries of the districts, a person
meeting the requirements of Government Code section 34882 shall be elected to the City
Council for each district under the readjusted district plan that has the same district
number as a district whose incumbent's term on the council is due to expire.
F. Transition to District Elections. In 2020, one council member shall be elected by District
1 (the "core" district) and two council members shall be elected from District 2. In 2022,
two council members shall be elected from District 2. Terms of office shall be four years.
Each incumbent Council member elected at large shall be allowed to complete the term
for which they are elected regardless of the district of residency so long as they otherwise
remain eligible to hold the office and have not been removed for cause or elected to
another office.
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SECTION 3 . Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section
2.38.050 Ranked Choice Voting of Chapter 2.38 General Municipal Elections is hereby added as
follows:
"2.38.050 Ranked Choice Voting
A. General Provisions
1. Ranked choice voting is a method that allows voters to rank candidates for elected
office in order of preference. Elections conducted by ranked choice voting are tabulated in
rounds, as specified in this Section.
For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Batch elimination" means the simultaneous defeat of two or more continuing
candidates because it is mathematically impossible for those candidates to receive enough
votes to become designated as elected before being designated as defeated.
(b) "Continuing candidate" means a candidate who has not yet been designated as
elected or defeated.
(c) "Election threshold" means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to
be elected in a multi-seat contest. The election threshold equals the total votes counted in
the first round of tabulation, divided by the sum of one plus the number of offices to be
filled, then adding one, disregarding any fractions. Winning threshold = ((Total votes
cast)/(Seats to be elected+l)) +1, with any fraction disregarded. The Secretary of State
may approve alternate formulas to calculate the election threshold as long as any alternate
formula produces, a threshold that is no greater than the total votes counted in the first
round of tabulation divided by the number of offices to be filled ((Total votes cast)/(Seats
to be elected)), nor no smaller than the total votes counted in the first round of tabulation
divided by one more than the number of offices to be filled, then adding one,
disregarding any fractions ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected+l) +1).
(d) "Elimination batch" means a group of two or more candidates who can be
simultaneously defeated through batch elimination because it is mathematically
impossible for those candidates to be elected.
(e) "Highest-ranked continuing candidate" means the ranking on a voter's ballot
with the lowest numerical value for a continuing candidate.
(f) "Inactive ballot" means a ballot that does not contain a continuing candidate,
or that has reached an overvote, making the ballot unable to be transferred to another
continuing candidate.
(g) "Multiseat election" means an election in which two or more candidates can
be designated as elected in a single contest to fill multiple seats in the same publicly
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elected office. This may also be referred to as a multi-winner election. Multiseat elections
using ranked choice voting may be referred to as single transferable vote.
(h) "Overvote" means an instance in which a voter has ranked more than one
candidate at the same ranking.
(i) "Ranking" means the number assigned to a candidate that establishes the order
in which a ballot is transferred to that candidate. The ranking with the. lowest numerical
value indicates the. voter's highest-ranked continuing candidate, with the rankings
increasing in numerical value for the voter's lower-ranked continuing candidates.
(j) "Seat" means an elected position occupied by one person, one or more of
which form a publicly elected office.
(k) "Skipped ranking "means a voter has left a ranking order unassigned but ranks
a candidate at a subsequent ranking order.
(1) "Surplus "or "surplus fraction" means a number equal to the quotient of the
difference between an elected candidate 's vote total and the election threshold, divided
by the candidate 's vote total (or (V-T)IV, in which "V" is the elected candidate's vote
total and "T" is the election threshold), rounded down to four decimal places, ignoring
any remainder.
(m) "Transfer value" means the proportion of a vote that a ballot will contribute to
its highest-ranked continuing candidate. Each ballot begins with a transfer value of 1. If a
ballot contributes to the election of a candidate under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of
Section 103, it receives a new transfer value.
3. (a) A ballot that does not contain a continuing candidate shall count as an inactive
ballot.
(b) If a ballot contains a skipped ranking, the ballot shall be transferred to the
highest-ranked continuing candidate.
(c) If a ballot contains an overvote, it shall count as an inactive ballot when the
overvote is reached.,
4. If two or more candidates are tied with the fewest number of votes and cannot be
defeated through batch elimination, the candidate to be defeated shall be determined by lot.
5. If a special election to fill one or more vacancies with ranked choice voting is
consolidated with an election to elect one or more other members of the elected body to full
terms using ranked choice voting to create a single, multiseat election, the full terms shall be
awarded to the candidates declared elected first, and the vacancies awarded to the candidates
declared elected last. If two or more candidates are declared elected in the same round, the
candidates with larger surpluses shall be considered elected before the candidates with smaller
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surpluses, in the order of the size, of the surplus. If two or more candidates that are declared
elected in the same round have equal surpluses, the order of their election shall be determined by
lot.
B. Vote Counting
1. This Subsection establishes the procedures for electing candidates in multiseat
elections using ranked choice voting.
2. A ballot shall allow voters to assign a different ranking to every candidate, as'well
as to write-in candidates. If the city's voting equipment cannot feasibly accommodate that
number of rankings on the ballot, the elections official (the "elections official". is the City Clerk
of the City of Palm Desert) may limit the number of choices a voter may rank to the maximum
number allowed by the equipment.
3. In an election conducted by ranked choice voting, the elections official shall
provide ballot instructions that make clear the proper voting procedures for voting in a ranked
choice voting election.
4. In a multiseat election conducted by ranked choice voting, tabulation proceeds in
rounds as follows:
(a) If, in the initial tabulation, the number of continuing candidates is less than or
equal to the number of seats to be filled, then all, continuing candidates are elected and
tabulation is complete. Otherwise, tabulation proceeds to an additional round as described
in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).
(b) An additional round of tabulation shall proceed as follows:
(1) Each ballot shall count, at its current transfer value, for the highest-
ranked continuing candidate on that ballot. If the number of elected candidates or
the sum of the number of elected candidates and the number of continuing
candidates is equal to the number of seats to be filled, then all continuing
candidates are designated as elected, and, tabulation is complete. Otherwise, the
tabulation proceeds pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) If any continuing candidate has a number of votes greater than or equal
to the election threshold for the contest, that candidate shall be designated as
elected. Each ballot counting for an elected candidate is assigned a new transfer
value by multiplying the ballot's current transfer value by the surplus fraction for
the elected candidate, rounded down to four decimal places and ignoring any
remainder. If each of two or more candidates has a number of votes greater than
or equal to the election threshold for the contest at the same time, the surpluses
may be distributed simultaneously or in rounds in which the largest surplus is
distributed first. Each candidate elected under this paragraph is deemed to have a
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number of votes equal- to the election threshold for the contest in all future rounds
and a new round begins pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) If no candidate is elected pursuant to paragraph (2), then, if batch
elimination is used and any candidates qualify for an elimination batch, any
candidates in the elimination batch are defeated through batch elimination.
Otherwise the candidate with the fewest votes is defeated and votes for the
defeated candidates shall be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing
candidate and a new round begins pursuant to paragraph (1).
,5. (a) Jurisdictions using ranked choice voting may eliminate multiple candidates
through batch elimination. If batch elimination is used, candidates shall be eliminated in batches
as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 103.
(b) A continuing candidate is in the elimination batch if the number of elected and
continuing candidates with more votes than that candidate is greater than or equal to the number
of seats to be filled, and it is mathematically impossible for that candidate to be elected for any
of the following reasons:
(1) -The candidate has fewer votes than any other continuing candidate.
(2) The candidate's current vote total plus the sum of current votes for continuing
candidates with fewer votes would not be enough to equal or surpass the continuing
candidate with the next highest current vote total.
(3) The candidate has a lower current vote total than a continuing candidate
described in paragraph (2)..
(c) If a candidate is defeated through batch elimination, votes for that candidate shall be
transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing candidate.
C. Reporting.
1. For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Ballot report" means a report that lists all of the following for each ballot counted in
the tabulation: I
(1) The&candidate or candidates indicated at each ranking.
(2) The precinct in which the ballot was cast.
(3) Whether the ballot was cast by mail.
(b) "Summary report" means a report that lists all of the following:
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(1) The number of ballots counted.
(2) The votes received by each candidate in each round of the tabulation.
(3) The cumulative number of inactive ballots.
(4) Any additional information the jurisdiction chooses to include, such as the
cumulative number of inactive ballots that were counted as inactive for any of the
following reasons:
(A) The ballot reached an overvote.
(B) All candidates on the ballot were designated as elected or defeated.
(c) "Comprehensive report" means a report that, for each precinct, lists all of the
information required in'a summary report.
2. (a) An elections official shall publish a summary report for the final tabulation of
the official canvass in conjunction with the certified statement of the results. The elections
official shall also publish at least one of the following reports for the final tabulation of the
official canvass:
(1) A comprehensive report.
(2) A ballot report.
(b) A report generated pursuant to this section shall reflect the vote count at the point
when, the votes have been counted toward each continuing candidate but before the transfer of
elected candidate's' surplus or candidates have been subsequently designated as defeated. The
report shall also reflect each ballot counted as an inactive ballot as having the number of votes
equal to the ballot's transfer value.
(c) A ballot report generated pursuant to this section shall not permit the order in which
the votes were cast in each precinct to be reconstructed. An overvote ranking shall be reported
without reporting to which candidates the ranking was assigned.
(d) If the elections official determines that tabulation of all rounds is not feasible on
election night, the elections official may provide the contest tabulation report totals for only the
first round of tabulation or only a tally of highest-ranked continuing candidates in the initial
tabulation.
(e) For a contest that is tabulated with a voting system, the elections official shall do all
of the following:
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(1) Tabulate the results as soon as the elections official determines it is feasible after the
close of the polls, and, publish the corresponding summary report.
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(2) Tabulate the results for the last preliminary results on election night and publish ,a
corresponding summary report.
(3) Publish the corresponding ballot report whenever the results of a tabulation is
published, except if tabulation is limited pursuant to subdivision (b).
(f) This section does not prohibit an elections official from including additional
information in any report.
3. An elections official shall promptly post a report made available to the public on
the official's internet website. A ballot report made available pursuant to this Section shall be
provided in a plain text electronic format and need not be published by other means. If an
elections official does not have an internet website, the elections official shall promptly make the
report available to the public by other means and shall notify the public of the report's location
through a notice prominently displayed in an appropriate location in their office.
D. Definitions.
1. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Additional supported language" means a language for which the City is
required to provide voting materials. and assistance under the federal Voting, Rights Act
of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.) or for which the Secretary of State has determined
that it is necessary .to provide facsimile- ballots at a precinct within the jurisdiction
pursuant to subdivision (c) of California Elections Code § 14201.
(b) "Additional supported language community" means a community that speaks
an additional supported language. '
2. (a) the City shall conduct a voter education and outreach campaign before each
election conducted pursuant to this Section, until the conclusion of the second general election
conducted in this manner. A campaign conducted pursuant to this Section shall include public
meetings and public service announcements through different media,, including media serving
additional supported language communities, if available, to familiarize voters with that election
method. Materials and information disseminated as part of .the campaign shall be provided in all
additional supported languages and shall be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
(b) the City shall, in collaboration with the county elections official, develop a
plan describing how it will conduct the voter education and outreach campaign required
by this section. The plan shall include all of the following information:
(1) How the City will use media, which may include digital media, newspapers,
radio, and television, to inform voters about an upcoming election.
ORDINANCE NO. 1356
(2) What information will be publicly available on the elections official's internet
website.
(3) What information will be included in the sample ballot and vote by mail
materials.
(4) How the City will conduct direct outreach to voters, including voters with
disabilities.
(5) How the City will have a community presence to educate voters, including
voters with disabilities.
(6) How the City will educate voters within each additional supported language
community.
(c) Before finalizing its plan, the City shall publish a draft plan and hold, at least
10 days after publication of its plan, at least one regular public meeting to discuss the
plan. The shall also make a good faith effort to invite each of the following to at least one
of those public meetings:
(1) Representatives, advocates, and other stakeholders representing each
additional supported language community.
(2) Representatives from the disability community and community organizations
and individuals that advocate on behalf of, or provide services to, individuals with
disabilities.
(d) All materials provided by the voter education and outreach campaign,
including materials provided on the internet website of the elections official, sample
ballots and vote by mail materials, and materials provided through direct outreach and
community presence, shall be provided in the additional supported languages .and shall be
accessible to individuals with disabilities..
(e) If multiple jurisdictions within the same county are conducting ranked choice
voting elections, the jurisdictions may combine or coordinate their voter education plans
and voter education and outreach campaigns.
(f) The City may partner or coordinate resources with nongovernmental
organizations to conduct its voter education and outreach campaign."
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this
Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have. passed each
ORDINANCE NO. 1356
section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
be declared unconstitutional. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
SECTION 5. Certification and Publication . The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert
shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication to occur in a newspaper of
general circulation and published and circulated in the City in a manner permitted under
California Government Code Section 36933.
SECTION 6. CEQA. The City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is not a
"project," as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act because it does not have a
potential for resulting in" either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and concerns general policy and
procedure making.
PASSED ,APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Palm Desert on the ' day of , 2020, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
GINA NESTANDE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
I
N
ORDINANCE NO. 1356
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT HARGREAVES, CITY ATTORNEY
ORDINANCE NO. 1(156
State of California
County of Riverside
City of Palm Desert
I, Rachelle Klassen, City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance No.
introduced at a regular meeting held on the day of - 2020, and
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California at a regular meeting
thereof held the day of , 2020.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:,
Rachelle Klassen , City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1356
EXHIBIT A
PALM DESERT DISTRICT MAP
[The Palm Desert District Map is to be selected by the City Council frommthe maps provided in
the City Council Agenda Packet.]
NDC City of Palm Desert -Districting 2020 3/15/2020
New Maps
Comments provided by Map Submitters
DCrawford2 - I was attempting to create a Majority Minority District with a high % CVAP Latino
Residents
NDC Note: Not contiguous and appears vulnerable to a racial gerrymandering challenge
DCrawford3 -Submitter did not-Provide comment
NDC Note: Not contiguous and appears vulnerable to a racialgerymandering challenge
Elyl -Submitter did notprovide comment
JBuller 3A - Map 3A follows population unit boundaries, for easy and precise counting and
eliminates the division' within Monterey Country Club. It does not contain any population unit
subsets, specifically Palm Desert Mobile Estates and the community bounded by Portola (W), the
wash (N) and Magnesia Falls (SE). It includes southeastern elements. The total district population is
9826.
JBuller 3B - Map 3B is similar to 3A, but adds population subsets for Palm Desert Mobile Estates
and the community bounded by Portola, the wash and Magnesia Falls. The total district population
is 9323.The map excludes elements south and southeast of Highway 111, maintaining clean lines. El
Paseo could be added with no population impact.
JBuller 3C - Map 3C incorporates all of 3B with the addition of El Paseo and a boot heel capturing
George Washington Charter School and nearby southeastern communities. It includes a population
unit subset comprising Candlewood, Chicory and Parosella streets adjacent to the school up to
Abronia. The total district population is 10,152.
NDC'Draft Descriptions
NDC Draft 4 - This draft blends features from NDC Draft 1 and Ely 1 to connect heavily Latino
communities on both sides of the Whitewater River while creating a more intuitive central district.
It includes the Vista Palm Desert community north of the Whitewater River, as well as the Palm
Desert Town Center, following Highway 111 west of Portola Avenue to the western border of the
city of Palm Desert.
NDC Draft 5 - This draft includes minor changes to Ely 1 to make the lines more intuitive by
following major roads and avoiding cutting through neighborhoods. Most notably,it now uses
Magnolia Falls Avenue, Deep Canyon Road, and Fred Waring Drive to avoid jogging through
neighborhoods.
NDC Draft 6 - This is a larger revision to NDC Draft 1 that removes the portion of the Monterey
Country Club south of the Whitewater River from the central district. The Palm Desert Mobile
Estates remains in the central district. It also moves the El Paseo Shopping District into the central
district as well as a small area south of Highway 111 east of Portola Avenue that includes George
Washington Elementary and the Portola Community Center.
NDC City of Palm Desert -Districting 2020 3/15/2020
Existing Maps
Comments provided by Map Submitters
DCrawfordl - Submitter did notprovide comment
NDC Note: Not population-balanced and appears vulnerable to a racialgerymandering challenge
JBullerl - Submitter did notprovide comment
JBuller2 -Submitter did notprovide comment
MDemryl -This meets the objectives of population size at 9542 per the 2010 census data provided,
contains the majority of Hispanic speaking residents, and is contiguous as required and maintains
the continuity of the remaining portions of the city as well. It also encapsulates the city s main
business core into one area.
NDC Note: Not population-balanced
MDemry2 -This meets the objectives of population size at 9501 per the 2010 census data provided,
contains the majority of Hispanic speaking residents ,and is contiguous as required and maintains
the continuity of the remaining portions of the city as well .It also encapsulates the city s main
business core into one area.
NDC Note: Not population-balanced and appears vulnerable to a racial gerymandering challenge
MMcilroyl -Submitter did notprovide comment
MMeyerl -Submitter did not provide comment
NDC Note:Not contiguous
NDC Draft Descriptions
NDC Draft 1 - This is a compact, contiguous option that follows major roads and is easy to
understand. It keeps together the central core between Highway 111 and the Whitewater River west
of Deep Canyon Road, including the College of the Desert, the Civic Center, Desert Town Center,
and the business on the north side of Highway 111. The businesses between Highway 111 and El
Paseo could be added without changing the population numbers.
NDC Draft 2 - While slightly less compact than NDC Draft 1, NDC 2 is another contiguous
option that links the Hovely Gardens and Vista Palm Desert neighborhoods to the central core. It
keeps together the areas between Highway 111 and the Whitewater River broadly between Monterey
Avenue and Deep Canyon Road, and the areas just north of the Whitewater River between Portola
Avenue and Cook Street, including the College of the Desert, the Civic Center,, and'the business on
both sides of Highway 111. The College of the Desert or the businesses between Highway 111 and
El Paseo could be removed without changing the population numbers.
NDC Draft 3 - NDC Draft 3 starts with MMeyerl, altering it slightly to make the outer district
contiguous. It removes the large block at the northwest corner of Portola Ave and Magnesia Falls
Drive that includes the Palm Desert Mobile Estates. No other changes were made, and with this
alteration, the map is contiguous.
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ABOUT CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION IN
DRAWING DRAFT MAPS AND BOUNDARIES FOR THE
CITY'S TRANSITION TO A BY -DISTRICT ELECTION SYSTEM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Palm Desert will conduct two (2)
public hearings regarding the drawing and consideration of maps of proposed districts in
the process of transitioning from at-large to by-district elections.
On Thursday,March' 12, 2020 , and Thursday , March 26, 2020 , the City Council
will hold public hearings at 4:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, at the
Palm Desert City Council Chamber, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert,
California 92260, in order to continue receiving public input and discussing composition
of the districts in the process of defining district boundaries and preparing maps.
Proposed maps and more information are available at www.representpd.org.
Dated: February 26, 2020
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
City of Palm, Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578
www.cityofpalmdesert.org
Ortega, Niamh
From:
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Charles Ara <cara@sprintmail.com>
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 5:26 PM
Klassen, Rachelle; CityhallMail
Hermann, David; kpquintanilla@gmail.com; kimffloyd@fastmail.com;
dori@cabaret2u.com; keebler91711@aim.com; Ijoysalas@gmail.com;
briellejackson@gmail.com
please read into the record during public comment on March 26, 2020
My name is Charlie Ara, Palm Desert resident
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A little over 2 years ago, on February 11, 2018 I first'spoke before the Palm Desert City Coun`cfl in favor of
switching to District election.
I note that progress to this goal has been made by way of a settlement
And I applaud the Council & staff in involving the community in this process
I am here today to speak in favor the map (ELY1) proposed by the plaintiffs, submitted by Demographer
David Ely via the plaintiffs attorney.
However, I just learned that this map (ELY1) did not arrive in time to be included in today's hearing.
It is now on the City Website and it will be included in deliberations at the March -
26, 2020 meeting.
After.reviewing the proposed maps, I favor the, Plaintiffs map (ELY1)because, in my
opinion
It provides the maximum opportunity for the protected class under the CVRA to
achieve representation
And is the one most consistent with the settlement
Charlie Ara 760-341-4301 .
-----Original Message-----
From: rklassen@cityofpalmdesert.org
Sent: Mar 24, 2020 3:11 PM
To: cara@sprintmail.com
Cc: dhermann@cityofpalmdesert.org, kpquintanilla@gmail.com, kimffloyd@fastmail.com, dori@cabaret2u.com,
keebler91711 @aim.com, Ijoysalas@gmail.com, briellejackson@gmail.com
Subject: FW: Will Maps be discussed this Thursday? Time of meeting at City Hall
Hello, again , Mr. Ara.
In further response to your original e-mail' regarding participation in Thursday's meeting, attached is a copy of
the agenda for the Palm Desert City Council, Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, and
Palm Desert Housing Authority Meetings for Thursday, March 26, 2020. Please see the cover page of this
document (page 1), which contains a message about participation in light of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak
and Governor Gavin Newsom's orders.
If we can be of any further assistance ,please let us know.
Rachelle Klassen
City Clerk
Ph: 760.346.0611 Direct : 760.776.6304'
rklassen @ cityofpalmdesert.org
From : Hermann, David
Sent : Tuesday, March 24, 2020 2:19 PM
To: 'Charles Ara' <cara @sprintmail.com>
Cc: Karina Quintanilla <kpquintanilla@gmail.com>; Kim Floyd <kimffloyd@fastmail.com>; Dori Smith
<dori@cabaret2u.com>; Lorraine Salas <keebler91711@aim.com>; Linda Salas <Ijoysalas@gmail.com>;
Gabrielle <briellejackson@gmail.com>; Klassen, Rachelle <rklassen@cityofpalmdesert.org>
Subject : RE: Will Maps be discussed this'Thursday? Time of meeting at City Hall
Mr. Ara,
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Yes. It is my understanding that the City Council meeting, including the public hearing on districting/maps is
going forward as scheduled with additional provisions for remote participation.
I have forwarded your message to City Clerk Rachelle Klassen who can provide additional information.
Thank you for contacting the City .and be well.
David
David Hermann
Public Information Officer
Ph: 760.776.6411 Direct: 760.776.6380
dhermann@cityofpalmdesert.org
From : Charles Ara [mailto:cara@sprintmail.com]
Sent : Tuesday, March 24, 2020 2:16 PM
To: Hermann, David,<dhermann@citvofpalmdesert.ors>
Cc: Karina Quintanilla <kpguintanilla@email.com>; Kim Floyd <kimfflovd@fastmail.com>; Dori Smith
<dori@cabaret2u.com>; Lorraine Salas <keebler91711@aim.com>; Linda Salas <lioysalas@smail.com>;
Gabrielle <brielleiackson@gmail.com>
Subject : Will Maps be discussed this Thursday? Time of meeting at City Hall
info
Charlie Ara
www.fatherara.com
www.fatherara.com
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Klassen ,Rachell'e
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Hermann, David; :Lawson,Brianne; Rocha Grace
"FW:: March.26, 2020'City. Council.Meeting Comment..
'.Your:comments have been. received. and will be. both.distributed and read into the:record for Public l-fearing B .-At-.Large
to By -District Elections - at to morrow's City Council Meeting.
Rachelle'.Klassen
City. Clerk
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Sent : Wednesday,' March 25, 2020.1:50 PM
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::Subject : March 26,:2.020 City Council Meeting Comment
Attention City:Clerk:Resident comment on.proposed district maping :for March 26,.City:of Palm Desert city
council meeting.
My name: is.Kim Floyd, I I:ive:at 44579 Sorrehto:Ct,::P:alm Desert.l:havb:made public comments to the city:.:
council in the p:ast,supportingdlstrict elections for Pa:lm:Desert. I believe that Plaintiff's map ELY1 comes
closest to reflecting the settlement agreement regarding election representation opportunities for the
protected class. I encourage the city council to move forward with the ELY1 map.:.
:Kim Floyd.. .
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Sent : Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:39 AM
To: CityhallMail
Subject : Districts
I am urging you to keep District 1 as planned, then divide the remaining 80% of the city into 4 separate districts, each with 20% of the
population.
Thank You,
Don MacCready
73373 Country Club Dr. #1216
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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From : " Linda Joy Salas <Ijoysalas@gmail.com>
Sent : Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:55 AM
To: CityhallMail
Subject : - District Map ELY1
Hi
My name is Linda Salas .I live in what will be District 1. I oppose wholeheartedly your attempt to exclude
residents of District 1 from voting -for the other district representatives as this was not our intention nor is it the
intention of a law meant to encourage more local representation.
However,if I'm to agree to any of these terrible terms , MAP ELY1 is the one I find best suited for this. Please
register my
1. COMPLETE DISAGREEMENT WITH EXCLUDING PRINCINCT ONE FROM VOTING FOR THE
OTHER.DISTRICT CANDIDATES and
2. The map best drawn for this district is ELY 1
Thank you, Linda
Linda Joy Salas (CaIBRE :0119241.6)
Bennion Deville Homes (Office Lic.: 01325548)
Primary: 760-625-5129-
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:38 AM
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Support draft map ely 1
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NDC City of Palm Desert — Districting 2020 3/15/2020
Existing Maps
Comments provided by May Submitters
DCrawfordl -- Submitter did notprovide comment
NDC Note. Not population -balanced and appears vulnerable to a racialgerymandering challenge
JBullerl — Submitter did not provide comment
JBuller2 — Submitterdid notprovide comment
MDemryl- This meets the objectives of population size at 9542 per the 2010 census data provided,
contains the majority of Hispanic speaking residents, and is contiguous as required and maintains
the continuity of the remaining portions of the city as well. It also encapsulates the city s main
business core into one area.
NDC Note: Not population -balanced
MDemry2 - This meets the objectives of population size at 9501 per the 2010 census data provided,
contains the majority of Hispanic speaking residents, and is contiguous as required and maintains
the continuity of the remaining portions of the city as well. It also encapsulates the city s main
business core into one area.
NDC Note: Not population -balanced and appears vulnerable to a racialgerymandering challenge
MMcilroyl — Submitter did not provide comment
MMeyerl -- Submitter did not provide comment
NDC Note: Not contiguous
NDC Draft Descriptions
NDC Draft 1- This is a compact, contiguous option that follows major roads and is easy to
understand. It keeps together the central core between Highway 111 and the Whitewater River west
of Deep Canyon Road, including the College of the Desert, the Civic Center, Desert Town Center,
and the business on the north side of Highway 111. The businesses between Highway 111 and El
Paseo could be added without changing the population numbers.
NDC Draft 2 — While slightly less compact than NDC Draft 1, NDC 2 is another contiguous
option that links the Hovely Gardens and Vista Palm Desert neighborhoods to the central core. It
keeps together the areas between Highway 111 and the Whitewater River broadly between Monterey
Avenue and Deep Canyon Road, and the areas just north of the Whitewater River between Portola
Avenue and Cook Street, including the College of the Desert, the Civic Center,, and the business on
both sides of Highway 111. The College of the Desert or the businesses between Highway 111 and
El Paseo could be removed without changing the population numbers.
NDC Draft 3 — NDC Draft 3 starts with MMeyerl, altering it slightly to make the outer district
contiguous. It removes the large block at the northwest corner of Portola Ave and Magnesia falls
Drive that includes the Palm Desert Mobile Estates. No other changes were made, and with this
alteration, the map is contiguous.
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Total Pop
39,732
8,713
48,445
Deviation from ideal
244
-976
1,220
% Deviation
2.46%
-10.07%
12.53%
% Hisp
16%
53%
23%
Total Po p
% NH White
77%
40a/o
70%
% NH Black
2a/o
2%
2a/o
% Asian -American
4%
3a/o
4%
Total
32,990
5,723
38,714
% Hisp
13%
45a/a
17%
Citizen Voting Age Pop
% NH White
80%
45%
75%
% NH Black
2a/o
3%
2a/o
%Asian/Pac.Isl.
4a/o
6a/a
4%
Total
23,002
3.243
26,245
% Latino est,
13%
32a/o
15%
% Spanish -Surnamed
12a/a
29%
14%
Voter Registration (Nov 2018)
%Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% NH White est
83%
62%
80%
% NH Blanc
2%
4%
2%
Total
16,811
2,029
18,839
a/o Latino est.
10%
26%
12%
% Spanish -Surnamed
9%
23%
11%
Voter Turnout (Nov2018)
%Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1%
Da/o
1%
% NH White est.
86%
68%
84%
% NH Black
2%
4%
2a/o
Total
18,829
2,471
21,300
% Latino est.
11%
28%
13%
% Spanish -Surnamed
10%
25%
12%
Voter Turnout (Nov2016)
%Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
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1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% NH White est
84a/o
66%
82a/o
% NH Black est
2a/o
4a/o
2%
ACS Pop. Est
Total
42,013
9,523
51,536
age0-19
15%
25%
17%
Age
age20-60
39%
49%
41%
age60plus
46a/o
26%
42%
Immigration
immigrants
1811/0
26%
19a/o
naturalized
50%
41%
48a/o
english
80°/a
55%
76%
Language spoken at home
spanish
13%
35a/o
17%
asian-lang
3a/a
6%
3a/a
other tang
4a/a
4%
4%
Speaks Eng. "Less than
Language Fluency
Very Well
5%
18%
7%
hs-grad
55a/o
57%
56%
Education (among those age 25t)
bachelor
23%
16%
22%
graduatedegree
16%
11%
15%
Child in Household
child-underl8
14%
25%
15%
Pct of Pop. Age 16f
employed
49%
56%
50a/a
income 0-25k
21%
27%
22%
income 25-50k
20%
240/6
21%
Household Income
income 50-75k
19%
20%
19%
income 75-200k
30%
26%
30a/o
income 2DOk-plus
9%
3%
8a/o
single family
71%
64%
70a/o
HousingStats
multi -family
29%
36a/a
30%
rented
35%
54%
37%
owned
65%
46%
63%
Total population data from the 2010 Decennial Census.
Sum name -based Voter Registration and Turnout data from the California Statewide Database.
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undercount
estimates. NH White and NH Black registration and turnout counts estimated by NDC.
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39,862
8,583
48,445
Deviation from ideal
277
-1,106
1,383
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49%
23%
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4%
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32,943
5,771
38,714
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13%
42%
17%
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% NH White
80%
47%
75%
% NH Black
20/a
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2%
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4%
Total
22,915
3,330
26,245
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32%
15%
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14%
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1%
1%
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1%
1%
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62%
80%
% NH Black
20/6
4%
2%
Total
16,747
2,092
18,839
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25%
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9%
23%
11%
Voter Turnout (Nov2018)
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1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1%
0%
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86%
68%
84%
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2%
5%
20/6
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18,740
2,560
21,300
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11%
28%
13%
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10%
25%
12%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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1%
1%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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85%
66%
82%
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20/6
4%
2%
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Total
42,140
9,396
51,536
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15%
25%
17%
Age
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39%
49%
41%
age60plus
46%
26%
42%
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25%
19%
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50%
42%
48%
english
80%
56%
76%
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13%
340/a
17%
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3%
6%
3%
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4%
4%
4%
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17%
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58%
56%
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23%
17%
22%
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16%
11%
15%
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140/6
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15%
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49%
56%
50%
income 0-25k
21%
27%
22%
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20%
23%
21%
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income 50-75k
19%
21%
19%
income 75-200k
30%
26%
30%
income 200k-plus
9%
3%
8%
single family
71%
640/6
70%
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36%
30%
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54%
37%
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65%
46%
63%
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40,042
8,403
48,445
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322
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41%
70%
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3%
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5,669
38,714
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44%
17%
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80%
46%
75%
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2%
4%
2%
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4%
5%
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3,146
26,245
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29%
15%
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26%
140/6
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1%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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82%
65%
80%
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21/6
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2%
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16,813
2,026
18,839
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11%
22%
12%
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10%
20%
11%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2018)
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1%
1%
1%
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1%
0%
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71%
84%
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2a/o
5%
2%
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18,891
2,409
21,300
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12%
25%
13%
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10%
22%
12%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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1%
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1%
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1%
1%
1%
% NH White est.
84%
69%
82%
% NH Black est
2%
4%
2%
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42,158
9,378
51,536
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26%
17%
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48%
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46%
26%
42%
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24%
19%
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49%
43%
48%
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80%
58%
76%
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33%
17%
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5%
3%
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40/6
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4%
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16%
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57%
56%
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16%
11%
15%
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57%
50%
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24%
22%
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220/6
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23%
19%
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4%
8%
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60%
70%
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40%
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46%
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10,071
48,445
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478
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6,820
38,714
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13%
39%
17%
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80%
50%
75%
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2%
3%
2%
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4%
6%
4%
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22,396
3,849
26,245
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13%
27%
15%
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12%
24%
140/6
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1%
20/6
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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82%
68%
80%
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2%
4%
2%
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16,302
2,537
18,839
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11%
21%
12%
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9%
18%
11%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2018)
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1%
1%
1%
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1%
0%
1%
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85%
74%
84%
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2%
4%
2%
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18,466
2,834
21,300
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12%
22%
13%
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10%
20%
12%
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1%
2%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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84%
71%
82%
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4%
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40,338
11,198
51,536
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26%
17%
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48%
41%
age60plus
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26%
42%
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18%
24%
19%
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50%
43%
48%
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81%
57%
76%
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34%
17%
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5%
3%
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17%
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57%
56%
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17%
22%
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16%
11%
15%
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13%
26%
15%
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57%
50%
income 0-25k
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22%
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22%
19%
income 75-200k
30%
27%
30%
income 200k-plus
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4%
8%
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71%
620/6
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38%
30%
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34%
53%
37%
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47%
63%
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Comments provided by Mao Submitters
DCrawford2 — I was attempting to create a Majority Minority District with a high % CVAP Latino
Residents
NDC Nate: Not contrguous and appears vulnerable to a racial gerymandering cballenge
DCrawford3 — Submitter did not provide confinent
NDC Note: Not contiguous and appears vulnerable to a racial gerpttlandering challenge
Ely1— Subtili#er did not provide com»>ent
JBuller 3A - Map 3A follows population unit boundaries, for easy and precise counting and
eliminates the division within Monterey Country Club. It does not contain any population unit
subsets, specifically Palm Desert Mobile Estates and the community bounded by Portola (W), the
wash (N) and Magnesia Falls (SE). It includes southeastern elements. The total district population is
9826.
JBuller 3B - Map 3B is similar to 3A, but adds population subsets for Palm Desert Mobile Estates
and the community bounded by Portola, the wash and Magnesia Falls. The total district population
is 9323. The map excludes elements south and southeast of Highway 111, maintaining clean lines. El
Paseo could be added with no population impact.
JBuller 3C - Map 3C incorporates all of 3B with the addition of El Paseo and a boot heel capturing
George Washington Charter School and nearby southeastern communities. It includes a population
unit subset comprising Candlewood, Chicory and Parosella streets adjacent to the school up to
Abronia. The total district population is 10,152.
NDC Draft Descrintions
NDC Draft 4 - This draft blends features from NDC Draft 1 and Ely 1 to connect heavily Latino
communities on both sides of the Whitewater River while creating a more intuitive central district.
It includes the Vista Palm Desert community north of the Whitewater River, as well as the Palm
Desert Town Center, following Highway 111 west of Portola Avenue to the western border of the
city of Palm Desert.
NDC Draft 5 - This draft includes minor changes to Ely 1 to make the lines more intuitive by
Following major roads and avoiding cutting through neighborhoods. Most notably, it now uses
Magnolia Falls Avenue, Deep Canyon Road, and Fred Waring Drive to avoid jogging through
neighborhoods.
NDC Draft G - This is a larger revision to NDC Draft 1 that removes the portion of the Monterey
Country Club south of the Whitewater River from the central district. The Palm Desert Mobile
Estates remains in the central district. It also moves the El Paseo Shopping District into the central
district as well as a small area south of Highway 111 east of Portola Avenue that includes George
Washington Elementary and the Portola Community Center.
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Total Pop
38,746
9,699
48,445
Deviation from ideal
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4%
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32,477
6,237
38,714
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% NH White
81%
44%
75%
% NH Black
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22,682
3,563
26,245
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13%
300/6
15%
% Spanish -Surnamed
12%
27%
140/6
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65%
80%
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2%
3%
2%
Total
16,563
2,276
18,839
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10'%n
240/6
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11 °/►
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1%
1%
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1%
01%
1%
NH White est.
85%
71%
84%
NH Black
2%
40/6
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Total
18,767
2,533
21,300
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110/0
270/6
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Total
40,890
10,647
51,536
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26%
42%
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26%
19%
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81%
56%
76%
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17%
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40/6
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18%
7%
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561%
56%
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17%
22%
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26%
15%
Pet of Pop. Age 16+
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56"/,►
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21%
27%
22%
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20%
23%
21%
Household Income
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19%
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30%
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37%
30%
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47%
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9,847
48,445
Deviation from ideal
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158
198
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1.63%
2.04%
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6,326
38,714
% Hisp
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17%
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% NH White
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75%
% NH Black
2%
2%
2%
% Asian/Pac.Isl.
4%
5%
4%
Total
22,626
3,619
26,245
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13%
30%
15°/„
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121/6
27%
14%
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1%
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3%
2%
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16,529
2,310
18,839
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10%
240/6
12%
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Voter Turnout (Nov 2018)
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1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1%
0%
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85%
71%
84%
% NH Black
2%
4%
2%
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18,724
2,576
21,300
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270/6
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10%
24%
12%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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2%
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1%
1 %
1%
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84%
07%
82%
%NH Black est.
2%
3%
29/6
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Total
40,742
10,794
51,536
age0-19
14%
26%
17%
Age
age20-60
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46%
26%
42%
Immigration
immigrants
18°/a
26%
19%
naturalized
50%
43%
48%
english
81%
55%
76%
Language spoken at home
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17% _
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3%
50/"
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other lang
4%
4%
4%
Speaks Eng. "Less than
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18%
7%
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560/6
561%
56%
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17%
22%
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11%
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23%
21%
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income 50-75k
19%
21%
19%
income 75-200k
30%
25%
30%
income 200k-plus
9%
4%
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71%
63%
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37%
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35%
53%
37%
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65%
47%
63%
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Total Pop
39,247
9,196
48,443
Deviation from ideal
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-5.09%
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% Hisp
15%
55%
23%
Total Pop
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38%
70%
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2%
2%
2%
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4%
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32,795
5,918
38,714
% Hisp
121/6
48%
17%
Citizen Voting Age Pop
% NH White
81 %
44"/a
75%
% NH Black
2"/"
2%
2"/a
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4%
5%
4%
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22,947
3,298
26,245
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13%
31%
15°/t
% Spanish -Surnamed
12%
28%
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1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1
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82%
641/a
80"/°
°/t NH Black
2%
3%
21%
Total
16,749
2,090
18,839
% Latino est
10%
25%
12%
% Spanish -Surnamed
9"/t
22%
11"/t
Voter Turnout (Nov 2018)
% Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1%
0%
1%
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85%
70%
84"/6
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2%
4%
20/9
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18,951
2,349
21,300
% Latino est.
. 11°/t
27%
13%
% Spanish -Surnamed
10%
24%
12%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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20/9
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1%
1%
1%
% NH White est.
849/6
68%
82%
% Nl-I Black est.
2%
3%
20/6
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41,386
10,150
51,536
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14%
26%
17%
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46%
25%
42%
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18%
26%
19%
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50%
43%
48%
english
81%
55%
76%
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12%
35%
17%
asian-lang
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5%
3%
other lang
4%
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16%
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56%
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21%
27%
22%
income 25-50k
21%
22%
21%
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19%
22%
19%
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26%
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3%
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72%
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23%
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146%
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148%
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9,826
48,445
34
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171
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1.77%
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760/6
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2%
2%,
4%
4%
4%
31,978
6,736
38,714
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17%
80%
520/6
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2%
4%
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4%
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3,965
26,245
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30%
15%
11%
27%
14%
1%
1%
1%
83%
64%
80%
2%
4%
2%
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2,514
18,839
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24%
12%
9%
22%
11%
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3,059
21,300
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Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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Age
Immigration
Language spoken at home
Language Fluency
Education (among those age 25+
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Pct of Pop. Age 16+
Household Income
Housing Stars,
Total
48,443
457
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23%
70"/0
2%
4%
38,714
17%
75%
2%
4%
26,245
15%
14"/0
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12%
11%
10/1
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84%
2'%n
21,300
13%
12%
1 "/n
82%
2%
51,536
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48%
76%
17%
3%
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56%
220/n
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15%
50%
22%
21%
19%
30%
8%
70%
30%
37%
_ 63%
Total population data from the 2010 Decennial Census.
Surname -based Voter Registration and Turnout data from the California Statewide Database.
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39,120
9,323
Deviation from ideal
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0.93%
-3.78%
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3"/j
Total
32,469
6,245
% Hisp
13%
42%_
% NH White
80%, 49%
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2%
2%
% Asian/Pac.Isl.
4%
6%
Total
22,584
3,661
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_ 13%
32%
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11%
29%
% Asian -Surnamed
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63%
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16,542
2,297
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10%
26%
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1%
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40/9
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Total
18,526
2,774
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11%
2811/6
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10%
25%
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2`yn
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66%
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Total,
41,246
10,291
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26%
49%
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25%
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10,073
48,443
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3%
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6,797
38,714
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% NH White
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49%
75%
% NH Black
2%
4%
2%
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22,338
3,907
26,245
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31%
15%
Mo Spanish-Sumamed
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28%
140/"
Voter Registration (Nov 2018)
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83%
63%
80%
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2%
Total
16,368
2,472
18,839
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10%
25%
12%
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220/6
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Voter Turnout (Nov 2018)
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1%
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0%
1%
NH White est.
86%
69%
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18,305 1
2,995
21,300
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110/4
27%
13°/a
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10%
24%
12%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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1%
11%
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85%
66%
82'Ma
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40,513
11,023
51,536
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25%
17%
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490/a
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26%
42%
Immigration
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18%
26%
19%
naturalized
50%
42%
48%
enghsh
81%
55%
76%
Language spoken at home
spanish
120/6
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17%
asian-long
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6%
3%
other lang
4%
4%
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7%
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57%
56%
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16%
22%
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22%
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21%
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3%
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36%
30%
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46%
63%
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38,882 1
9,561
48,443
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160
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40%
70%
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4%
3%
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32,595
6,118
38,714
% Hisp
12%
46%
17%
Citizen Voting Age Pop
% NH White
81 %
45%
75%
% NH Black
2%
2%
2%
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4%
6%
4%
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22,801
3,444
26245
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13%
31 "/o
15%
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12%
27%
14°/a
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% Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% Filipino-Sumamed
1%
1%
1%
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65%
80°/a
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16,644 1
2,195
18,839
% Latino est.
10%
24%
12%
% Spanish -Surnamed
9%
22%
11%
Voter Turnout (Nov 2018)
% Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
1%
% Filipino -Surnamed
1 %
0%
1%
% NH White est.
85%
71%
84%
% NH Black
2%
30/6
2%
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18,664 1
2,636
21,300
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11%
27%
13%
% Spanish -Surnamed
10%
24%
12°/a
Voter Turnout (Nov 2016)
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1%
11%
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1%
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82%
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41,079 j
10,458
51,536
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39%
49%
41%
age60plus
47%
25%
42%
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19%
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43°/n
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56%
76%
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12%
35%
17%
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5%
3%
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4%
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56%
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16%
22%
graduatedegree
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11%
15%
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48%
56%
50%
income 0-25k
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22%
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21%
22%
21%
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30%
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64%
70%
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48%
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9,397
48,443
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3%
4%
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6,051
38,714
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17%
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81%
44%
75%
% NH Black
2%
2%
2%
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6%
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3,389
26,245
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30%
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27%
14%
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1%
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80%
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3%
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2,163
18,839
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10%
24%
12%
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1%
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71%
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4%
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18,867
2,433
21,300
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13%
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12%
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30/6
2%
ACS Pop. Est.
Total
41,199
10,337
51,536
age0-19
14%
26%
17%
Age
age20-60
39%1
49%)
41°/t
agc60plus
47%
25%
42%6
Immigration
immigt.tnts
18%
26%
19%
naturalized
49%
43%
48%
english
811%
55%
76%
Language spoken at home
_
spanish
12"K
35%
17%
asian-lang_
3%
5%
3%
other lang
4%
40/6
40/1D
Speaks Eng. "Less than
Language Fluency
Very WC1111
5%
17%
7%
hs-grad
56%
57%
56%
Education (among those age 25+)
bachelor
23%
16%
22%
graduatedegree
16%
11%
150A
Child in Household
child-underl8
13%
27%
15%
Pct of Pop. Age 16+
employed
48%
57%
50°/o
income 0-25k
21%
_ 27%
22%
income 25-50k
21%
22%
21%
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income 50-75k
19%
22%
19%
income 75-200k
30'%
26%
30%
income 200k-plus
9%
3%
8%
single family
71%
64%
70°/a
HousingStats
multi -family
29%
36%
30%
rented
35%
53%
37%
owned
65%
47%
63%
Total population data from the 2010 Decennial Census.
Surname -based Voter Registration and Turnout data fmm the California Statewide
Database.
Utino voter registration and turnout data are Spanish -surname counts adjusted using Census Population Department undercount
estimates. NH White and NI-1 Black registration and turnout counts estimated by NDC.
Citizen Voting Age Pop., Age, Immigration,
and other demographics from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey and Special Tabulation
5-year data.
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6,511
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80%
49%
% NH Black
2%
3%
% Asian/Pac.Isl.
4%
6%
Total
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3,755
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13%
32%
28%
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1%
1%
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1%
l%
% NH White est.
_
83%
63%
% NH Black
2%
4%
Total
16,475
j 2,364
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10%
25%
_
% Spanish-Sumamed
9%
23%
%Asian -Surnamed
1%
1%
Fifi inp o-Surnamed
1%
_ 0%
_%
°/i NH White est.
86%
69%
- % NH Black
2%
40/6
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18,433
2,867
% I-rtino est.
11%
28%
% Spanish -Surnamed
10%
25%
_
Asian -Surnamed
1'%
_
11%
° a Filipino -Surnamed
1%
1%
% NH White est.
85%
66%
% NH Black cm
_
2%
4%
Total
40,843
10,693
age0-19
14%
25%
age20-60
39"/a
49"/a
age60plus
47%
26%
immigrants
18%
26%
naturalized
50%
42%
english
81%
55%
spanish
12"/a
35%
asian-lang
2%
6%
other lang,
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4%
4%
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hs-grad
551%
57%
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graduatedMee
16%
11%
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child-underl8
13%
26%
Pct of Pop. Age 16+
employed
48%
561/4
income 0-25k
21%
27%
income 25-50k
20%
23%
Household Income
income 50-75k
19%
210/6
income 75-200k
31%
26%
income 200k-plus
9%
3%
single family
71%
65%
multi -family
29%
35%
HousingStats
rented
34%
540/"
owned
66%
46%
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48,443
58
0.59%
23%
70%
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38,714
17%
75%
2%
4%
26,245
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14%
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48%
76%
17%
3%
4%
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56%
22%
15°/a
15%
50°/a
22%
21 °/a
19%
30%
8%
70%
30%
37%
63%
Total population data from the 2010 Decennial Census.
_Surname -based Voter Registration and Turnout data from the California Statewide Database.
Latina voter re-gistration and turnout data are Spanish -surname counts adjusted using Census population Department undercount
estimates. NI-1 White and NI-1 Mack registration and turnout counts estimated by NDC. Citizen Voting Age Pop„ Age, Immigration,
and other demographics from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey and Special Tabulation 5-year data.
CC AGENDA PACKET
03/26/2-0-.
Public Hearing :B (Sorter "E")
UPDATED
ORDINANCE NO.1356^---^-
AN ORDINANCE.OF THE : CITY .COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT , CALIFORNIA, ADDING
SECTION :2.38.040 'TO ' CHAPTER '2:38, TO THE. PALM
DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE: RELATING TO : ELECTION
OF CITY COUNCIL.'MEMBERS BY-:DISTRICTS-'AND
NOW, THEREFORE ,:IT. SHALL BE ORDAINED by the:City Council of the :City of
"Section 2.38.040 .Election of City Council:
Definitions. :The following definitions..apply to this Section:
RANKED CHOICE : VOTING.
WHEREAS, : the City held .its third and fourth public : hearings. to discuss the process ' of
defining district. boundaries and preparing maps on March 12, 2020,. and March 26 2020,
respectively;and,: .
respectively; and,
WHEREAS , the City Council of the -City of Palm Desert, California -("City.Council") has
determined that it is in the best interest of the City to shift from-its current at large election system
to a by district election for members of the City Council using ranked choice voting; and,
. WHEREAS,.the City held its first and second community meeting on. January 15, 2020,.
and: February 12, 2020, respectively, regarding the process and: purpose of.transition from.at-large:
to by-district election system;. and,
WHEREAS; the :City held its first and second public :hearings without maps to gather
public input : on the composition , : of zones on February 13, 2020;: and February 27,'. 2020,
WHEREAS, the City, continues to engage. in public outreach by posting 'updates and
information on wwwrepresentpd:.org, Facebook and'NextDoor, ad through traditional media,
mass mailings, and distribution of informational bulletins to faith-based organizations and schools.
Palm Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 2.Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section
2..3 87040 Election of City :Council of Chapter 2.38 General Municipal Elections ishereby added
findings of this Ordinance.
SECTION 1. Recitals .. The City Council of the City of Palm :Desert, California, : hereby
finds that the foregoing recitals are true..and correct and are, incorporated. herein as substantive
as: follows:
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"By district" . :asused in this Section shall mean election of members of the City Council by
voters of the district alone,
."Geographical area making up the district" shall mean:the district.
Number of Districts. Pursuant to Government Code section .34871(a), the City of :Palm
Desert- is divided into two (2) council .districts:
Boundaries aiid'Niimbering.of Each District:.Descriptions of the.boutid'aries df each.district'
and their: numbering are as:: shown on :the ' attached Exhibit : A ::along with a map entitled
"City of Palm Desert District Map;' a copy of which shall be on file, in.the City Clerk's.'
office.
Election of City Council. Members.of the City Council.shall:be:elected "by. districts"from
two districts as provided herein: :One of the districts;:: including approximately twenty
percent 20% of the city'-s. residents, would encom ass the downtown Civic: Center
and elect: one (1) Council member. The second: district would. include the remainder:of the
City (about eighty percent (80%) of the residents): and elect four ('4): Council members::.
Except, as provided in Subsection F,entitled Transition to District Elections,a. Council
member. of either district must live in that: district and must be a .registered voter in that
district to be eligible to hold office: for that district. Only voters who.live:in a district shall
.: be eligible to vote in the election :for Council member (s) of that district; .::: . .
Amendment of District Boundaries. Pursuant to, Elections : Code section. 21601; as it may .
be amended, the City Council shall. adjust the boundaries of any or both of the districts
following each decennial federal census: Using the census as a basis, the City Council shall
adjust the boundaries incompliance with : all: applicable provisions of law.
At the time of any: annexation of: territory to the City, :the City. Council- shall: designate,: by:,
resolution adopted .by : a :vote of at least . a majority of the City .Council, the contiguous
district to which the annexed territory. shall be* a part and shall' amend: the district boundaries
if necessary in accordance with Elections Code section 2.1603, as it may be amended.
Pursuant to Elections . Code: section 21606, the;term of office of.any council member: who
has been elected and whose term :of office has 'not expired shall riotbe .affected by any.
change in :the boundaries .of.the district from. which he':or .she was.elected; whether. or not
that council member is a resident within the. boundaries of the district as adjusted; At the
first election for council following adjustment of the boundaries of the districts, a person
meeting the, requirements of Government Code section 34882 shall; :be elected to the City :
Council for each district under the readjusted district plan that has the same district number
as a district whose. incumbent's term on the council is due to: expire.
Transition to District Elections In' 202.0, one. council member shall' be'elected by District
1: (the: "core" district) and two council members shall be elected from District 2. In. 2022,
two council members shall be elected from District 2.: Terms of office shall be four years..
Each incumbent Council member elected at large shall be allowed to:complete the term:for :
which they are elected :regardless of the. district of residency so. long as they. otherwise
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2.38.050 Ranked .Choice. Voting of Chapter: 2.38 General Municipal Elections :is: hereby added as :
SECTION 3. 'Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm: Desert Municipal :Code Section.
ollows: .follows-
o ice.....office .....
remain eligible to hold the office: and have not been -removed for cause or, elected to another
"2.38.050 Ranked Choice Voting:
.General Provisions:
office in order of preference. Elections conducted: by ranked choice voting are tabulated.in rounds,
as specified in this Section:
votes to :become designated: as elected before being designated as defeated.
Ranked choice voting: is: a method that allows voters to. rank: candidates for elected:'
For purposes of. this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a). `Batch elimination" means the simultaneous defeat of two. or.more continuing
candidates because it,is mathematically impossible for those candidates to-receive. enough
(b) "Continuing candidate".means a. candidate: who has, not yet been designated as
elected or defeated..
then adding one, disregarding ;any fractions. Winning threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats:
(c). "Election threshold" :means the number of votes sufficient for a, candidate to: be:.
elected in a multi-seat contest. The election threshold equals the: total votes counted in the
first: round of tabulation, divided by the sum: of one plus the number of offices to :be filled,
to be, elected+ 1)) +1, with. any- fraction disregarded. The Secretary of State may approve
alternate : formulas to : calculate the election threshold as ::long ' as any alternate. formula
produces a threshold that is no .greater than the total: ;votes counted' in the first round of
tabulation : divided: by ther number: of: offices. to be filled .((Total votes cast)/(Seats to: be
elected )),nor no smaller than the total votes counted in the first round of tabulation divided
bY one more than the number of offices to be filled, then adding one, disregarding any
fractions (:(Total votes cast)/(Seatsto:be elected±l):±1):::
. _ : ('d) "Elimination :batch "means agroup of two or more candidates :who can be
simultaneously defeated through batch elimination because it is mathematically impossible
for those. candidates to be elected
.........
(e) ."Highest -ranked continuing candidate "means the ranking on a :voters ballot
with the lowest numerical value :for: a:continuing candidate ,Le.,, 2°d is dower than 3`d, and:'
equals a higher rank:
continuing candidate...
(f):"Inactive ballot" means a ballot that does not-contain a continuing candidate, of
that has : reached an overvote, making the : ballot unable to ' .be transferred to. another
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(g) "Multiseat election" means an election in which two: or more candidates can be
designated as elected in a :single contest to fill: multiple seats: in the same publicly :elected
(h) _ "Overvote" means- an .instance in which a.. voter has ranked more than one
ranked choice voting. may be referred to, as.sing
office. This may also be referred to as a multi-winner' election. Multiseat elections using..
candidate at the same ranking;
value indicates the voter's' highest-ranked. continuing:. candidate, ' with * the rankings
increasing in numerical value for the voter's: lower-ranked :continuing candidates.:.:
(i) "Ranking" -means the number .assigned. to.a candidate that. establishes the order
in which a ballot is transferred to :that candidate: The ranking with: the: lowest numerical:
(j:) "Seat "-means, an elected:position occupied by'o'ne person one or more of which:
forma publicly elected office.
a candidate at a subsequent ranking order...:.'
(k):"Skipped ranking": means: a voter has: left a ranking order: unassigned but ranks..
03 2.38.050(B)(4)(b)(2),.it receives anew transfer value:
ballot :contributes to, the election of a candidate under paragr aph (2) of subdi k -(b) of
its highest-ranked: continuing: candidate. Each ballot begins with a transfer value of 1. If a.
m - "Transfer value" means the pro ortion o€- a vote that'a ballot will contribute to
remainder.'
and "T" is the election threshold), rounded down: to four decimal places, ignoring any..
difference between an elected candidate 's vote ,total and the election threshold , `divided' by
the 'candidate 's vote: total . (or (V-T)IV,::in: which "V" is the elected candidate :'svote:total
(1) . "Surplus" or "surplus: fraction" means a :number equal to the quotient of the
ball .'
(a) A ballot that does not 'contain a continuing candidate shall count as an inactive
ot:.:
highest-ranked continuing candidate.
(b) ' If : a ballot contains : a skipped ranking; :the ballot shall' be::transferred to the :
(c):If: a ballot contains an overvote, it shall.count as an inactive ballot when the:
4. If two or more candidates are tied with the. fewest number of votes and cannot be' ...
defeated. through batch' elimination,; the candidate to be defeated shall be determined by lot:..
= 5. If 'a special election to fill. one or more • vacancies with ranked choice voting. is
consolidated with an election to elect one or more other members of the elected'body. to full terms-':
using ranked choice voting to create a single, multiseatelection, the full terms shall be awarded to
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the candidates declared elected first, and the vacancies awarded to the candidates declared elected
last. If two or more candidates are declared elected in the-same round, the candidates with larger
surpluses shall be considered elected before the candidates with smaller surpluses, in the order of
the size of the surplus. If two or more candidates that are declared elected in.the same round have
equal surpluses, the order of their election shall be determined by lot.
B. Vote Counting
1. This Subsection establishes the procedures for electing candidates in multiseat
elections using ranked choice voting.
2. A ballot shall allow voters to assign a different ranking to every candidate, as well
as to write-in candidates. If the city's voting equipment cannot feasibly accommodate that number
of rankings on the ballot, the elections official (the "elections official" is the City Clerk of the City
of Palm, Desert) may limit the number of choices a voter may rank to the maximum number
allowed by the equipment.
3. In an election conducted by ranked choice voting, the elections official shall
provide ballot instructions that make clear the proper voting procedures for voting in a ranked
choice voting election.
4. In a multiseat election conducted by ranked choice voting, tabulation proceeds in
rounds as follows:
(a) If, in the initial tabulation, the number of continuing candidates is less than or
equal to the number of seats to be filled, then all continuing candidates are elected and
tabulation is complete. Otherwise, tabulation proceeds to an additional round as described
in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).
(b) An additional round of tabulation shall proceed as follows:
(1) Each ballot shall count, at its current transfer value, for the highest-
ranked continuing candidate on that ballot. If the number of elected candidates or
the sum of the number of elected candidates and the number of continuing
candidates is equal to the number of seats to be filled, then all continuing candidates
are designated as elected, and tabulation is complete. Otherwise, the tabulation
proceeds pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) If any continuing candidate has a number of votes greater than or equal
to the election threshold for the contest, that candidate shall be designated as
elected. Each ballot counting for an elected candidate is assigned a new transfer
value by multiplying the ballot's current transfer value by the surplus fraction for
the elected candidate, rounded down to four decimal places and ignoring any
remainder. If each of two or more candidates has a number of votes greater than or
equal to the election threshold for the contest at the same time, the surpluses may
be distributed simultaneously or in rounds in which the largest surplus is distributed
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first. Each candidate elected under this paragraph is deemed to have a number of
votes equal to the election threshold for the contest in all future rounds and a new
round begins pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) If no candidate is elected pursuant to paragraph (2), then, if batch
elimination is used and any candidates qualify for an elimination batch, any
candidates in the elimination batch are defeated through batch elimination.
Otherwise the candidate with the fewest votes is defeated and votes for the defeated
candidates shall be' transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing candidate
and a new round begins pursuant to paragraph (1).
5. (a) Jurisdictions using ranked choice voting may eliminate multiple candidates
through batch elimination. If batch elimination is used, candidates shall be eliminated in batches
as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 103.
(b) A continuing candidate is in the elimination batch if the number of elected and
continuing candidates with more votes than that candidate is greater than or equal to the number
of seats to be filled, and it is mathematically impossible for that candidate to be elected for any of
the following reasons:
(1) The candidate has fewer votes than any other continuing candidate.
(2) The candidate's current vote total plus the sum of current votes for continuing
candidates with fewer votes would not be enough to equal or surpass the continuing
candidate with the next highest current vote total.
(3) The candidate has a lower current vote total than a continuing candidate
described in paragraph (2).
(c) If a candidate is defeated through batch elimination, votes for that candidate shall be
transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing candidate.
C.Reporting.
1. For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Ballot report" means a report that lists all of the following for each ballot counted in
the tabulation:
(1) The candidate or candidates indicated at each ranking.
(2) The precinct in which the ballot was cast.
(3) Whether the ballot was cast by mail.
(b) "Summary report" means a report that lists all of the following:
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(1) The number of ballots counted.
(2) The votes received by each candidate in each round of the tabulation.
(3) The cumulative number of inactive ballots.
(4) Any additional information the jurisdiction chooses to include, such as the
cumulative number of inactive ballots that were counted as inactive for any of the following
reasons:
(A) The ballot reached an overvote.
(B) All candidates on the ballot were designated as elected or defeated.
(c) "Comprehensive report" means a report that, for each precinct, lists all of the
information required in a summary report.
2. (a) An elections official shall publish a summary report for the final tabulation of
the official canvass in conjunction with the certified statement of the results. The elections official
shall also publish at least one of the following reports for the final tabulation of the official canvass:
(1) A comprehensive report.
(2) A ballot report.
(b) A report generated pursuant to this section shall reflect the vote count at the point when
the votes have been counted toward each continuing candidate but before the transfer of elected
candidates' surplus or candidates have been subsequently designated as defeated. The report shall
also reflect each ballot counted as an inactive ballot as having the number of votes equal to the
ballot's transfer value.
(c) A ballot report generated pursuant to this section shall not permit the order in which the
votes were cast in each precinct to be reconstructed. An overvote ranking shall be reported without
reporting to which candidates the ranking was assigned.
(d) If the elections official determines that tabulation of all rounds is not feasible on election
night, the elections official may provide the contest tabulation report totals for only the first round
of tabulation or only a tally of highest-ranked continuing candidates in the initial tabulation.
(e) For a contest that is tabulated with a voting system, the elections official shall do all of
the following:
(1) Tabulate the results as soon as the elections official determines it is feasible after the
close of the polls, and publish the corresponding summary report.
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(2) Tabulate the results for the last' preliminary results on election night and publish a
corresponding summary report.
(3) Publish the corresponding ballot report whenever the results of a tabulation is
published, except if tabulation is limited pursuant to subdivision (b).
(f) This section does not prohibit an elections official from including additional information
in any report.
3. An elections official shall promptly post a report made available to the public on
the official's internet website. A ballot report made available pursuant to this Section shall be
provided in a plain text electronic format.and need not be published by other means. If an elections
official does not have an internet website, the elections official shall promptly make the report
available to the public by other means and shall notify the public of the report's location through
a notice prominently displayed in an appropriate location in their office.
D. Definitions.
1. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Additional supported language" means a language for which the City is
required to provide voting materials and assistance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.) or for which the Secretary of State has determined that
it is necessary to provide facsimile ballots at a precinct within the jurisdiction pursuant to
subdivision (c) of California Elections Code § 14201.
(b) "Additional supported language community" means a community that speaks
an additional supported language.
2. (a) the City shall conduct a voter education and outreach campaign before each
election conducted pursuant to this Section, until the conclusion of the second general election
conducted in this manner. A campaign conducted pursuant to this Section shall include public
meetings and public service announcements through different media, including media serving
additional supported language communities, if available, to familiarize voters with that election
method. Materials and information disseminated as, part of the campaign shall be provided in all
additional supported languages and shall be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
(b) the City shall, in collaboration with the county elections official, develop a plan
describing how it will conduct the voter education and outreach campaign required by this
section. The plan shall include all of the following information:
(1) How the City will use media, which may include digital media, newspapers,
radio, and television, to inform voters about an upcoming election.
(2) What information will be publicly available on the elections official's internet
website.
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(3) What information will be included in the sample ballot and vote by mail
materials.
.(4) How the City will conduct direct outreach to voters, including voters with
disabilities.
(5) How the City will have a community presence to educate voters, including
voters with. disabilities. I
(6) How the City will educate voters within each additional supported language
community.
(c) Before finalizing its plan, the City shall publish a draft plan and hold, at least
10 days after publication of its plan, at least one regular public meeting to discuss the plan.
The shall also make a good faith effort to invite each of the following to at least one of
those public meetings:
(1) Representatives, advocates, and other stakeholders representing each additional
supported language community.
(2) Representatives from the disability community and community organizations
and individuals that advocate on behalf of, or provide services to, individuals with
disabilities.
(d) All materials provided by the voter education and outreach campaign, including
materials provided on the internet website of the elections official, sample ballots and vote
by mail materials, and materials provided through direct outreach and community presence,
shall be provided in the additional supported languages and shall be accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
(e) If multiple jurisdictions within the same county are conducting ranked choice
voting elections, the jurisdictions may combine or coordinate their voter education plans
and voter education and outreach campaigns.
(f) The City may partner or coordinate resources with nongovernmental
organizations to conduct its voter education and outreach campaign."
SECTION 4. Severability . If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any part
thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more section, subsection, - subdivision, paragraph,sentence , clause or phrase be declared
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unconstitutional. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
SECTION 5.Certification and Publication . The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert
shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication to occur in a newspaper of
general circulation and published and circulated in the City in a manner permitted under California
Government Code Section 36933.
SECTION 6. CEQA. The City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is not a
"project," as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act because it does not have a
potential for resulting in either a direct physical change. in the environment or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and concerns general policy and procedure
making.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert on the day of , 2020, by the following vote:
AYES :
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
GINA NESTANDE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT HARGREAVES , CITY ATTORNEY
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State of California
County of Riverside
City of Palm Desert
1,Rachelle Klassen, City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance No.
-,introduced at a regular meeting held on the day of 2020, and duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California at a regular meeting thereof
held the day of 2020.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Rachelle Klassen, City Clerk
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PALM DESERT DISTRICT MAP
[The Palm Desert District Map is to be selected by the City Council from the maps provided in
the City Council Agenda Packet.]
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