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100 <br /> I. <br /> a <br /> populations is difficult. To satisfy your <br /> Section 2 obligations, in drawing your a <br /> districts, you must take race into ac- <br /> count to determine whether the African- <br /> American population is found in areas z <br /> that can be incorporated into districts <br /> obeying normal district-drawing princi- by the term "P.L. 94-171 data," after <br /> ples:they are reasonably compact,they Public Law 94-171, which set out the <br /> incorporate natural dividing lines such information-reporting requirements.The <br /> as major roads,and they bring together bureau will produce paper maps show- <br /> people with common interests. If you ing the information. <br /> can do that,it is probably lawful to takeO satisfy your Section The data can be used in conjunction <br /> race into account. If you cannot, then 2 obligations, in with what are known as TIGER(Topo- <br /> you must not go further to try to draw logically Integrated Geographic Encod- <br /> majority-minority districts.Creating non- drawing your dis- ing and Referencing) files.43 The TIGER <br /> compact districts for the sake of achiev- tricts, you must take race files are not maps.They contain digital <br /> ing majority-minority districts is almost data describing geographic features such <br /> certainly, in the words of the Supreme into account to determine as railroads, rivers, lakes, political <br /> Court, allowing race to become the whether the African- boundaries,and census statistical bound- <br /> dominant and controlling factor. aries.A jurisdiction can purchase the rel- <br /> The task is especially great for cities, American population is evant TIGER files from the bureau for a <br /> counties,and school systems that are sub- found in areas that can be nominal price. <br /> ject to Section 5's preclearance require- incorporated into districts To use the TIGER files and the popu- <br /> ments under the retrogression standard. lation data,a jurisdiction will need map- <br /> If a jurisdiction has created majority- Obeying normal district- ping or Geographic Information System <br /> minority districts in the past, with less- drawing principles. If you software that can incorporate all the <br /> than-compact design,how can it in 2001 information. In larger jurisdictions, <br /> both (1) avoid a Shaw problem by not can do that, it is probably planning departments already may have <br /> drawing unusually shaped districts again lawful to take race into software capable of analyzing the infor- <br /> and (2) avoid retrogression? Unfortu- account. mation. Other jurisdictions may wish to <br /> nately,the answer is not clear. . purchase it from commercial vendors. <br /> The National Conference of State <br /> How do you use the Legislatures has identified seven vendors <br /> census numbers? and analyzing the data that it had accu- that have demonstrated their services for <br /> mulated. By April 2001 the Census Bu- drawing districting plans. They can be <br /> The U.S. Bureau of the Census counted reau expects to have available the data found at http://www.tic.state.tx.ushlc/ <br /> the nation's population in April 2000. that cities,counties,and school systems research/ncls/vendors.htm. <br /> It spent the following months sorting will need for redistricting.Those data go In small jurisdictions or in jurisdic- <br /> 14 POPULAR GOVERNMENT SPRING 200I <br />
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