2021-03-01 Redistricting Commission minutes (1st Session)

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Ms. Lui moved to remove 6.C.Abstentions from the Rules of Procedure. Seconded by Mr. Lopez and carried by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Akamu, Lopez, Lui, Yadao, Yoshina, and Chair Kossow. Noes: Commissioner Hustace. Abstain: None. 2. Overview of redistricting program and timeline for receiving data from Census Bureau Presentation by David Rosenbrock ROSENBROCK: Hi, I'm David Rosenbrock I'm retired from the Office of Elections after 25 years. I was a Project Manager on the State's 2001 and 2011 Reapportionment Projects. I have also assisted the County of Hawaii in their preliminary sets ups for those two reapportionments. And, I have a slide presentation. (Reference: Comm. I - 2021-03-01 David J Rosenbrock: redistricting process presentation) Questions and Answers during Mr. Rosenbrock's presentation: After viewing slide no. 6: LOPEZ: So, I'm inferring then, that the other 8 districts are all at par, in this example? ROSENBROCK: Well, they can all fluctuate between these 2 numbers. This number could be here, or you know what I'm saying? It's either a plus side and a minus side, basically. LOPEZ: Where I'm getting lost is, 10 percent deviation of the target population. So, is that island wide? Or district by district? ROSENBROCK: It's district by district throughout the basic island unit. So, every one of your districts will have to fall in this 10 percent range, whether it be plus or minus. LOPEZ: Oh, ok, that clarified it. That statement. Thank you. At the end of Mr. Rosenbrock's presentation: LUL I have one question, which is, is there a number that would trigger the creation of a new district? ROSENBROCK: Well, that's, basically you have your number of districts already established, right? IVA