Redistricting in Coconino County
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors voted on July 28, 2011, to send one scenario to the public for consideration.
Coconino County officials are in the process of reviewing current district boundary lines for the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, Coconino Community College, and Justice of the Peace in a redistricting process. Through the redistricting process, and utilizing Census 2010 population statistics, existing boundary lines may be adjusted or redrawn. The process must, by law, be completed by December 1, 2011.
Adopted Preliminary Supervisor Districts - July 2011
Redistricting Outreach Presentation
Redistricting means re-drawing the district lines (boundaries) from which public officials are elected. In Coconino County, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the State Legislature, Board of Supervisors, and the Coconino Community College Governing Board are all elected by districts.
After the U. S. Census is conducted (every ten years), counties are required by federal law to re-draw supervisorial district boundaries to equalize district populations. Coconino County is divided into 5 supervisorial districts.
1. Draw districts of equal population, based on census data, to ensure “one person-one vote.” A deviation from that standard by 5% is permitted, but less deviation is better.
2. Do not dilute the voting strength of racial and/or language minority groups. Preserve the ability of majority-minority districts to elect representatives of their choice. When considering the ability of districts to elect minority representatives, the voting age population should be considered rather than just census population numbers.
3. Preserve communities of interest.
4. Districts must be compact and contiguous. Use census block boundaries as district boundaries and do not split voting precincts.
5. Maintain traditional geographic and political boundaries.
6. Do not create a substantial, long-term negative effect on a specific political party. Political parties should have a fair chance to influence the political process.
7. Base the new plan on existing districts, to the extent possible.
8. When drawing district boundaries, take into account current incumbents.
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