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TAB 2 <br />INITIAL SUMMARY FINDINGS REGARDING NUMERICAL BALANCE: <br />Definitions of the various ratios, formula and procedures utilized in the analysis <br />of City population are provided below. These ratios, formula and procedures have been <br />largely developed in case law in the field of redistricting, together with generally <br />recognized methods of sociological study. <br />NOTE: The Census Data contains Prison inmate populations, and while this <br />institutionalized population should be included in all gross population numbers used to <br />determine City eligibility for state or federal programs, grants or revenue sharing, there <br />are good reasons to exclude this population from "one-person-one-vote" calculations. <br />Because many institutionalized inmates are detained under felony convictions, or are <br />being held for deportation for violation of immigration laws, these individuals are <br />typically not eligible to vote under Texas law, and are most commonly registered to vote, <br />if at all, in the City of their true residence. As such, large populations of inmates held <br />within the state or federal prison systems physically located within the municipal <br />boundaries, or under public or private contract in City facilities, are not generally counted <br />in the determination of Total Maximum Deviation, or for other "one-person-one-vote" <br />detenninations for City redistricting. For purposes of the Initial Assessment, raw data <br />has been acquired from the City and/or the Department of Criminal Justice regarding <br />prison populations. In subsequent census data releases, group housing data may reveal <br />more specific information, but at this time, we are deducting prison populations froin <br />City population totals in order to arrive at a true "one-person-one-vote" analysis, and to <br />avoid potential imbalances in population that might result from inclusion of prison <br />population in Ward totals. Smaller facilities holding persons convicted of both felony <br />and misdemeanor offenses, juvenile facilities, or facilities holding individuals pending <br />resolution of pending criminal charges are included within the population counts for the <br />City, as reflected in the census data. <br />Please review the information contained under Tab 2 carefully. Please pay <br />particular attention to the following: <br />Please consider the Absolute Deviation in terms of population between the <br />Actual Population of each City Council Ward and the Ideal Population. <br />Remember that the ideal population of each ward is the total City population, <br />divided by the number of single member districts. <br />2. Next, consider the Relative Deviation, expressed as a percentage, of the <br />Actual Population of each Ward as compared to the Ideal Population of each <br />Ward. <br />3. Redistricting will be necessary to comply with 'One-Person-One-Vote' <br />standards if the Total Maximum Deviation between the largest Ward and the <br />smallest Ward (in terms of population) exceeds 10%. <br />Initial Assessment <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />9 1 k - Ql <br />