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2021 Redistricting & Reprecincting Update M a r i c o p a C o u n t y Maricopa County’s Role in Redistricting & Justice Court and Voting Precincts Changes September 27 2021 – Board of Supervisors Special Meeting Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote Agenda Redistricting & Reprecincting Preparing district & precinct lines for 2022 o Maricopa’s Role in Redistricting o What is Reprecincting? o Justice Court Methodology o Voting Precinct Methodology o Review Precinct Changes - Exhibits o Questions and Answers Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) o Congressional (9) & Legislative (30) Districts (Article IV, Part2 Section 1) o Late 2021 / Early 2022 Board of Supervisor (BOS) Districts (ARS § 11-212) o Community College & Special Health Care Districts (ARS §§15-1411, 45-5501) o July 1, 2022 (SB1107) Other Districts o 6 Cities and Towns (ARS § 9-473) o 3 School & Technical Districts (ARS §§ 15-441 - 15-469) o Late 2021 / Early 2022 Precincts o Voting Precincts & Justice Court Precincts (ARS §§16-411, 22-101) o October 1, 2021 (Updated in February 2022) Redistricting in AZ and Maricopa County Updating district and precinct lines for 2022 and beyond Maricopa’s Redistricting Role JUSTICE COURT PRECINCT LINES Boundary Change Proposal JUDICIAL PRODUCTIVITY CREDITS (JPC) • A measure of judicial workload based on case type • It doesn’t just determine salaries • ARS 22-125 • H. The judicial productivity credits for a justice court precinct shall not exceed twelve hundred credits. If the total judicial productivity credits of a justice court precinct exceed twelve hundred credits, the county board of supervisors shall create sufficient courts, or redraw the justice court precinct boundaries according to section 22- 101, in order to reduce the judicial productivity credits for any precinct which exceeds that limit. • There are currently 2 precincts that have exceeded the twelve hundred credits. Another six that exceed one thousand. PROBLEM • Workload is unbalanced across the Maricopa County Justice Precincts • Eviction caseload exceedingly high in Country Meadows • Manistee and Country Meadows precincts exceed the maximum 1200 JPC proscribed by ARS 22-125 • Constable workload not determined by JPCs – balancing considerations are different IMBALANCE Perfect Balance = 900 JPC / Court Target Range 800 to 1000 SOLUTION • Balance workloads by changes to Justice Precincts boundaries • A.R.S. 22-101 A • Justice precincts; formation, change or abolishment; jurisdiction • A. The board of supervisors shall divide the county into justice precincts and name or number them, and may change or abolish any justice precinct or redistrict the county, but abolishment of a precinct shall not take effect until expiration of the term of office of the justice and constable then in office. DATA MODEL • Model JPC 2022 and beyond • 2020 Covid-19 Skew downward • Evictions • Traffic • Eventual return to normal • Pent up evictions • Regular traffic enforcement • Use calendar year 2019 for model GOALS • Balance top 5 high and low courts • Balance other courts as opportunities arise ADJUSTMENT PARAMETERS • Transfer voting precinct whole • Do not take away a court’s home precinct. • Do not take away a precinct where the elected official resides. • Justice Precincts must be contiguous STRATEGY • Use adjoining precincts to adjust both the high and low courts • Minimize complex adjustments over multiple precincts • Target range for JPC’s between 800 and 1,000 based on historical data • Find equitable solutions acceptable to judicial officers and constables TACTICS • Statistical Approach • JPC by Precinct Data Analysis • Process of Elimination • Obvious Choices & Common Sense • Keep it Simple EXPECTED BALANCE Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote KEY GOALS & PRIORTIES For Updated Voting Precincts o Why are voting precincts important? Building blocks for the Election Provide for a smooth In-Person Voting Experience Helps with ballot building / Guides what on a voter’s ballots Reporting Results o Goals & Priorities Adjust precinct boundaries to accommodate population growth Create sufficient precincts to support in-person voting operations Ensure voting precinct lines do not go through a homes/buildings Align voting precincts to newly drawn Justice Court Precincts Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote Voting Precinct Information New Boundaries Designed to Improve Operations o Voting Precincts Last updated in 2018 Considering 136 Total Changes (Countywide) 73 -With over 5,000 voters 32 - that go through homes or buildings 40 - Align Voting Precincts with Justice Court Precincts 8 – Public Comments *17 – Include a combination of factors and are included more than once in the categories above 2018: 748 Vs 2021: 832 (Adding 84) Effective January 2, 2022 (Updated as needed) Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Voting Precinct Changes Example: Current Precinct Exceeds 5,000 Voters Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Voting Precinct Changes Example: Current Lines Going Through Homes Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Voting Precinct Changes Example: Aligned Precinct to Justice Cour t Boundar y Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote Reprecincting.Maricopa.Vote Reprecincting.Maricopa.Vote | Redistribucion.Maricopa.Voto Maricopa County Elections Department | 602-506-1511 | Maricopa.Vote Public Comment(s) Incorporating the Public’s Input 231 29 12 17 6 Small Precincts & Hand Counts Unrelated Comments Precinct Specific Comment - Change Recommended for Consideration Reprecincting Questions & Thank you Comments Precinct Specific Comment - Change Not Possible at this Time Precinct Specific Comment –Change Not Possible at this Time ReprecinctingQuestions & Thank You Comments PrecinctSpecificComment –Change Recommend forConsideration Unrelated Comments Small Precincts & Hand Counts EXHIBITS & QUESTIONS? September 2021 – Reprecincting Public Comment Meetings