City of El Paso Redistricting Process District 1 Community Meeting 1-24-2022
Strategic Goal 6: Set the Standard for Sound Governance and Fiscal Management
Redistricting Timeline
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Date
Task
October 26, 2021
Council Adopted Resolution to Establish Review Criteria
November 8, 2021
El Paso County Adopted New Precinct Boundaries
January 26, 2022
Next Regular Districting Commission Meeting (held biweekly)
Jan – Feb 2022
Community Feedback Meetings (number and locations TBD)
April 13, 2022
Districting Commission Recommendation of District Plans to Council
July 23, 2022
Last Day for Council Adoption of District Plan
November 8, 2022
City-wide Election
Community Meetings
ALL MEETINGS TO START AT 6:00PM *MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO WEAR MASKS* TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022 Pebble Hills Regional Command Center 10780 Pebble Hills Blvd. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022 Mission Valley Regional Command Center 9011 Escobar Dr. MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022 Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center 3001 Parkwood St. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 Memorial Senior Center 1800 Byron St. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2022 Marty Robbins Recreation Center 11620 Vista del Sol Dr.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 In-Person: Blue Flame Building 304 Texas Ave. Virtual: WebEx Link Phone: 1(408)418-9388 or 1(844)992-4726 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Hilos de Plata Senior Center 4451 Delta Dr. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022 Virtual meeting hosted in partnership with the El Paso Neighborhood Coalition Virtual: Microsoft Teams Phone: (915) 213-4096; code:120 083 695# WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Northeast Regional Command Center 9600 Dyer St. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Westside Regional Command Center 4801 Osborne Dr.
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Redistricting Requirements • Article II Section 2.4(B) of the El Paso City Code requires the City at the time of the Decennial Census to establish a Districting Commission • Districts must be balanced- 1 person, 1 vote • The difference in size between the smallest and largest districts should be ≤ 10%
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2010 Total Pop.
649,12 1
2020 Total Pop.
678,81 5
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Current Districts with 2020 Census Counts District Total Population 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total COEP Population Target District Population 10% Deviation Range
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93,789 70,774 76,246 91,499 118,283 79,272 74,969 73,913 678,815 84,851 80,608 - 89,093
Adopted Districting Criteria • Where possible, easily identifiable geographic boundaries. • Communities of interest should be maintained, avoid splitting neighborhoods • To the extent possible districts should be composed of whole voting precincts • To the extent possible districts should be based on existing districts • Districts should be relatively equal in population to each other • Districts should be composed of compact and contiguous area • Consideration should be given to preserve incumbent districts • No packing or cracking of minority voters 8
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Follow the Process https://www.elpasotexas.gov/shapeep/ Contact Us Redistricting@elpasotexas.gov
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