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2021 Alpine County Community of Interest Worksheet Alpine County Redistricting: 2021 Community of Interest Worksheet What is Redistricting? Redistricting occurs every 10 years in concurrence with the completion of the U.S. Census. Using the population data from the 2020 Census, and following legally mandated criteria, we must re-draw the district lines, as necessary, so that each Supervisor’s District contains approximately 1/5 of the County’s population. However, the population is not the only criteria for districts that must be considered for final maps. State law also requires that districts consider other criteria in the following ranked order. 1. Geographically continuous; 2. Must respect “Communities of Interest” (a population group that shares common social or economic interests); 3. Must maintain “Census Designated Places”; 4. Uses streets, natural barriers, and other features that are easily identifiable to residents as the district borders; and 5. Are geographically compact (when it does not conflict with any of the above criteria.) What is a Community of Interest? A Community of Interest is any cohesive group of people that live in a geographically definable area and should be considered as a potential voting bloc in current or future elections. There are some Communities of Interest that are considered “protected classes” in that they have rights through state or federal civil rights or voting rights laws. Some examples of protected classes in districting would be ethnic and racial minorities such as concentration of Latino, Asian or African American people. Protected classes can be We need your help with the Redistricting process in Alpine County! Your input is being sought to help shape the new Supervisorial voting districts for Alpine County. Please fill out and submit this worksheet and tell us about your “community of interest” ---PAGE BREAK--- described through public input, and there is information that must be used wherever applicable to define these areas and make sure that they are not being harmed by the district boundaries. There are other Communities of Interest that can also be considered in districting, but do not have the higher legal requirements as ethnic or racial minorities. Identifying these other COI are still critical to the process. These could be clusters of senior citizens in one community, a group of college students living in a densely populated area near a campus, people who live in a downtown area or a specific neighborhood, or even people who share concerns such as parents with young children, bicycle enthusiasts, topic interest groups, etc. What do we need from you? As you can see above, “Communities of Interest” are important criteria to be considered during the redistricting process but only YOU can tell us what you consider to be your Community of Interest. Consequently, we are asking you to help with the process by filling out and submitting the brief worksheet. Doing so will not only help us with the process, but will make sure that your district adequately represents you and your community. How can you participate in the process? Tell us about your Communities of Interest by completing the worksheet. Worksheets can be submitted to the Alpine County Redistricting Advisory Commission via the Alpine County Clerk in the following ways: 1. Submit online: 2. Email to: [EMAIL REDACTED] 3. Mail to: Alpine County Redistricting Advisory Commission c/o Alpine County Clerk, PO Box 158, Markleeville, CA 96120. 4. Deliver to: Alpine County Redistricting Advisory Commission c/o Alpine County Clerk, 99 Water St. Markleeville, CA. (Contact free drop box available outside.) 5. Attend or submit comments to any of the Public Meetings Questions? More information regarding the redistricting process available on the web at: http://www.alpinecountyca.gov/584/Alpine-County- Redistricting-2021. Call the Alpine County Clerk’s Office at: [PHONE REDACTED] Email: [EMAIL REDACTED]