Santa Barbara County

REDISTRICTING
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 Rules For Drawing the Lines
In accordance with federal, state, county law, the Commission must draw lines pursuant to the
following criteria, which are listed in order of priority:
2. State Law and Measure G 3. Other Traditional
1. Federal Laws
Requirements Redistricting Principles
 US Constitution – reasonable 1. California Voting Rights Act  Future population growth
equal population and no racial
2. Geographical-contiguity  Minimize voters shifted to
gerrymandering
3. Undivided neighborhoods and different election years
 Federal Voting Rights Act
“communities of interest”
4. Undivided cities and Census
designated place
5. Easily identifiable boundaries
6. Compact
7. Topography, geography, and
cohesiveness

In addition, the Commission is prohibited from considering the residence of any incumbent or political candidate and districts shall
not be drawn for purposes of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party.

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Viable Plans Grouped as so:
Guadalupe and Isla Vista seem to be the two hinge points, as they are
currently the twin anchors of the Third District that cuts across the county
The 10 focus plans are divided into six three groups according to which
part of the county each plan decides to join with Guadalupe:
• Group A: Join Guadalupe with Santa Maria (7 plans)
• Group B: Join Guadalupe with Santa Maria and Orcutt
• Group C: Join Guadalupe with Orcutt (2 plans)
• Group D: Join Guadalupe with Lompoc
• Group E: Join Guadalupe with Goleta
• Group F: Join Guadalupe with Isla Vista (1 plan)

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Viable Plans Grouped as so:
Draft plans are further divided into six three subgroups according to
which part of the county each decides to join with Isla Vista
• Subgroup 1: Join Isla Vista with Carpinteria
• Subgroup 2: Join Isla Vista with Santa Barbara (3 plans)
• Subgroup 3: Join Isla Vista with Goleta
• Subgroup 4: Join Isla Vista with Lompoc (6 plans)
• Subgroup 5: Join Isla Vista with Guadalupe (1 plan)
• Subgroup 6: Split Isla Vista Between Two Districts

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 Table of Focus Plans
Plan Pop. D1 L D2 L D3 L D4 L D5 L District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Split
Dev. CVAP CVAP CVAP CVAP CVAP Composition Composition Composition Composition Composition Places
104 6.1% 24% 22% 27% 30% 62% CAR,MON,SB SB,EGV,GOL,IV GOL,SYV,LOM VAN,ORC,SM SM,GUA,CV 7
810 2.2% 25% 20% 29% 27% 68% CAR,MON,SB SB,EGV,GOL IV,LOM,VAN SYV,ORC,SM,CV SM,GUA 5
821B 2.7% 24% 20% 29% 27% 68% CAR,MON,SB SB,EGV,GOL IV,LOM,VAN SYV,ORC,SM,CV SM,GUA 3
815 6.0% 24% 20% 29% 27% 68% CAR,MON,SB SB,EGV,GOL IV,LOM,VAN SYV,ORC,SM,CV SM,GUA 3
809 3.5% 24% 20% 29% 29% 67% CAR,MON,SB SB,EGV,GOL IV,LOM,SYV VAN,ORC,SM,CV SM,GUA 5
818 4.7% 24% 21% 28% 29% 67% CAR,MON,SB, SB,EGV,GOL IV,LOM,SYV LOM,VAN,ORC, SM,GUA 5
CV SM
801C 4.9% 26% 16% 30% 29% 68% SB,EGV CAR,MON,SB, IV,GOL,LOM LOM,VAN,ORC, SM,GUA 5
EGV,GOL,SYV SM,CV
408B 9.0% 22% 24% 27% 32% 59% CAR,MON,SB SB,EGV,GOL,IV EGV,GOL,SYV, VAN,ORC,SM, SM,CV 5
LOM GUA
822 0.6% 24% 21% 29% 32% 59% CAR,MON,SB, SB,EGV,IV GOL,LOM, VAN,ORC,SM, SM,CV 5
CV SYV GUA
816B 3.8% 23% 21% 25% 35% 60% CAR,MON,SB, SB,EGV,GOL IV,SYV,VAN, LOM,ORC,SM SM 6
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CV GUA
Group A: Guadalupe + Santa Maria
7 Plans

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Subgroup 2: Isla Vista + Santa Barbara
1 Plan

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Subgroup 4: Isla Vista + Lompoc
6 Plans, 3 of which include Vandenberg

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Subgroup 4: Isla Vista + Lompoc
6 Plans, 3 of which include Vandenberg

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Subgroup 4: Isla Vista + Lompoc
6 Plans, 3 of which include Vandenberg

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Subgroup 4: Isla Vista + Lompoc
6 Plans, 2 of which include Santa Ynez Valley

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Subgroup 4: Isla Vista + Lompoc
6 Plans, 2 of which include Santa Ynez Valley

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Subgroup 4: Isla Vista + Lompoc
6 Plans, 1 of which includes most of Goleta

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Group C: Guadalupe + Orcutt
2 Plans

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Subgroup 2: Isla Vista + Santa Barbara
2 Plans, 1 of which includes much of Goleta

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Subgroup 2: Isla Vista + Santa Barbara
2 Plans, 1 of which mostly excludes Goleta

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Group F: Guadalupe + Isla Vista
1 Plan

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Subgroup 5: Isla Vista + Guadalupe
1 Plan

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Public Hearing & Discussion
Questions about the proposed redistricting plans?
Please visit the Interactive Review Map on the View Draft Maps
page on the website for a more detailed look at each draft plan
Please refer to the PDF postings on the View Draft Maps page for
detailed demographics for each plan

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Next Meeting

Monday
December 1, 2021
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Betteravia Hearing Room

511 East Lakeside Parkway
Santa Maria, CA

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