1. Redistricting, 2011 Expectations and Results

2. What is Redistricting definition Redistricting is the process of drawing district lines. It is done every 10 years after the release of the US Census. The well known examples are Congress and the legislature. Cities, Counties, School Boards, Water Boards… All elected bodies do redistricting. Reapportionment is the process of assigning congressional seats to states.

3. What is Redistricting? the Gerrymander The term Gerrymander came from a cartoon depicting a rather serpentine looking district created by Governor Elbrige Gerry in Massachusetts.

4. What is Redistricting the Gerrymander There are still legislative lines that look a lot like the original Gerrymander! Kevin DeLeon’s SD 22

5. What is Redistricting Why should anyone care?

6. What is Redistricting Why should anyone care?

7. What is Redistricting Why should anyone care?

8. What is Redistricting Why should anyone care? In redistricting it isn’t always about Partisanship. It is often rural v. urban; different ethnicities, or other factors where winners and losers are found.

9. What is Redistricting Federal VRA and State CVRA VRA is the Federal Voting Rights Act which oversees all election systems, including redistricting. Operative sections in redistricting are Section 2 and Section 5. CVRA is the California Voting Rights Act– it pushes most at-large systems into districted elections based on an analysis of populations and voting patterns.

10. What is Redistricting Section 2 and Section 5 Section 2 of Federal Voting Rights Act protects majority-minority seats. As a result of recent cases, this must be a single majority with history of polarized voting Section 5 looks specifically at counties and states with a history of unfair election practices. In California, Yuba, Monterey, Merced and Kings counties are under this section.

12. Create districts that made sense (circles and squares, not the ribbon of shame)

13. Protect cities and counties from being divided

14. Make elections competitive again

15. Help reduce the dysfunction in Sacramento / DC

17. Pre-Redraw Discussions The Commission’s Great Unknown Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian SD 8 (Yee) 32% 34% SD 10 (Corbett)30% 33% SD 13 (Alquist) 26% 29% SD 24 (Hernandez)18% 23%

18. Pre-Redraw Discussions The Commission’s Great Unknown Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian CD 8 (Pelosi)29% 27% CD 12 (Speier)29% 31% CD 13 (Stark) 28% 31% CD 29 (Schiff)24% 24% CD 47 (Sanchez)14% 22%

20. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

21. Follow city/county/local government lines

22. Maintain communities of interest

23. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

25. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

26. Follow city/county/local government lines

27. Maintain communities of interest

28. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

30. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

31. Follow city/county/local government lines

32. Maintain communities of interest

33. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

36. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

37. Follow city/county/local government lines

38. Maintain communities of interest

39. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

41. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

42. Follow city/county/local government lines

43. Maintain communities of interest

44. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

46. Socioeconomic

47. Language

49. Socioeconomic

50. Language

52. Voting patterns

54. Looking at State Changes New Commission Cook Political Report Congressional Plan The biggest macro challenge is to balance Commission rules, the Voting Rights Act and community input.

55. Looking at State Changes New Commission An area like this looked like a mess – and it seemed anyone could fix these districts.

56. Looking at State Changes New Commission But the novices learned that the VRA locked in a number of these seemingly gerrymandered seats

57. Looking at State Changes New Commission A big question surrounded how Asians would fare under the new VRA rules, particularly the need to create Majority Minority districts as one-race rather than coalitions.

58. Looking at State Changes New Commission A big question surrounded how Asians would be able to have preferred seats drawn when when an overlapping Latino VRA claim could also be established.

60. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

61. Follow city/county/local government lines

62. Maintain communities of interest

63. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

66. Contiguous – districts should not hop/jump

67. Follow city/county/local government lines

68. Maintain communities of interest

69. Keep districts compact – appearance/function

71. The ethnic group is large and compact enough to make 50% of a district.

75. Where Asian RPV is clear

78. Where Asian RPV is clear

79. Where Asian RPV is clear

80. Where Asian RPV is clear

83. Yee for Assembly 2010 Primary

84. Asian Density

85. Hayashi for Judge

86. Asian Density

87. Where Asian RPV is less clear 2006 Democratic Primary Controller – Dunn v. Chiang The 2006 Dem Primary pitted trial lawyer Joe Dunn from Orange County versus prosecutor John Chiang from Los Angeles. White voters favored Chiang by 16%, with Asian voters favoring Chiang by the slightly larger margin of 24%

89. The ethnic group is large and compact enough to make 50% of a district.

91. The ethnic group is large and compact enough to make 50% of a district.

93. Creates one-time competition even if without long-term competitiveness

95. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian SD 8 32% 34% SD 10 30% 33% SD 13 26% 29% SD 24 18% 23%

96. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian SD 10 40% 33% SD 22 32% 31% SD 11 36% 31% SD 15 30% 25%

97. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian CD 8 29% 27% CD 12 29% 31% CD 13 28% 31% CD 29 24% 24% CD 47 14% 22%

98. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian CD 17 49% 38% CD 27 37% 31% CD 14 31% 28% CD 12 31% 27% CD 19 26%25%

99. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian AD 49 39% 47% AD 12 43% 41% AD 20 36% 38% AD 22 33% 31% AD 23 26% 32% AD 68 25% 30%

100. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian AD 49 53% 50% AD 19 44% 39% AD 25 49% 39% AD 27 33% 34% AD 20 31% 28% AD 72 32% 28%

101. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? Asian Districts? There were no Section 2 Asian seats in California. But could some be created? Asian CVAP Asian AD 49 53%50% AD 19 44% 39% AD 25 49% 39% AD 27 33% 34% AD 20 31% 28% AD 72 32% 28%

102. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Are things better today than Four Months Ago? These overarching numbers provide a comparison point, but what does it mean for elected API officials and campaigns in the next decade?

105. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Handouts provide a very detailed look

106. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Handouts provide a very detailed look

107. Proposition 11 / 20 Outcomes Handouts provide a very detailed look

109. Lawsuits moving on both Senate and Congressional.