On October 24, 2011, the City of Dallas submitted to the Department of Justice a request for preclearance of the adopted 2011 City Council Districts, which were approved by Dallas City Council on October 5, 2011. A paper copy of Dallas’s submission is available for review by the public at the City Secretary’s Office (Room 5D South, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX 75201) and at the Government Information Center on the 6th Floor J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201). An electronic copy is available below.
§ 51.29 Communications concerning voting changes.
(b) Comments to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, sent by the U.S. Postal Service, including certified mail or express mail, shall be addressed to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Room 7254–NWB, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530; or by carriers other than the U.S. Postal Service, including by hand delivery, should be addressed or may be delivered to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Room 7254–NWB, 1800 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
The first page and the envelope (if any) should be marked: ‘‘Comment under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.’’ Comments should include, where available, the name of the jurisdiction and the Attorney General’s file number (2011–4417) in the subject line.
City of Dallas Department of Justice Preclearance Submission
Cover Letter dated October 24, 2011 |
| Exhibit | Description | Link |
| Exhibit 1 | Resolution No. 11-2706 adopting 2011 Districting Plan on October 5, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 2 | Resolution No. 01-2641 adopting 2001 Districting Plan on September 12, 2001 | Link |
| Exhibit 3 | Dallas City Charter Chapters IV & V | Link |
| Exhibit 4 | Resolution No. 11-0921, adopting the 2011 Redistricting Guidelines on April 13, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 5 | 2011 Redistricting Plan as transmitted to the Mayor (cPlan16d) | Link |
| Exhibit 6 | Tables comparing 2000 and 2010 census population using 2001 City Council Districts | Link |
| Exhibit 7 | Department of Justice preclearance letter dated March 29, 2002 | Link |
| Exhibit 8 | 2010 Public Law 94-171 Census data | Link |
| Exhibit 9 | Map of prior city council districts | Link |
| Exhibit 10 | Map and shapefile of Final Plan (shapefile on external hard drive only) | Link |
| Exhibit 11 | Maps and staff analysis of plans submitted by the public and members of the commission and city council during redistricting process (large maps on external hard drive only) | |
| Exhibit 12 | Maps and shapefiles of the existing and proposed districts overlaid with voting precincts boundaries (shapefiles on external hard drive only) | Link |
| Exhibit 13 | Map of racial and language minority groups in Dallas | Link |
| Exhibit 14 | Maps of Dallas's neighborhoods, highways, streets, railroads, rivers, lakes, parks, and school districts | Link |
| Exhibit 15 | City of Dallas election returns, 2003-2011 (excel version on external hard drive only) | Link |
| Exhibit 16 | Blog posts, articles and editorials about the City of Dallas redistricting that appeared in local newspapers and other publications as of October 14, 2011 (on external hard drive and online only) | Link |
| Exhibit 17 | Notices of public meetings of the Dallas City Council in 2010 in which redistricting was discussed | Link |
| Exhibit 18 | Notices of public meetings of the Dallas Redistricting Commission and City Council posted in 2011 in which redistricting was discussed. | Link |
| Exhibit 19 | Newspaper advertisements giving notice of Redistricting Commission public hearings | Link |
| Exhibit 20 | Post cards and emails sent to city residents giving notice of Redistricting Commission public hearings | Link |
| Exhibit 21 | Screen shots of City of Dallas website materials as of October 14, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 22 | Minutes of the Redistricting Commission | Link |
| Exhibit 23 | Videos of the Redistricting Commission meetings and public hearings 2011 (on external hard drive and online only) | |
| Exhibit 24 | Dallas City Council Briefing August 4, 2010 materials | Link |
| Exhibit 25 | Dallas City Council Briefing April 6, 2011 materials | Link |
| Exhibit 26 | Dallas City Council Briefing June 1, 2011 materials | Link |
| Exhibit 27 | Dallas City Council Briefing September 7, 2011 materials | Link |
| Exhibit 28 | Minutes of the City Council Briefing September 7, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 29 | Video of Dallas City Council Public Hearing, September 24, 2011 (on external hard drive and online only) | |
| Exhibit 30 | Dallas City Council Briefing October 5, 2011 materials (on external hard drive and online only) | Link |
| Exhibit 31 | Minutes of the City Council Briefing October 5, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 32 | Notes for redistricting commissioners at speaking engagements | Link |
| Exhibit 33 | Presentation materials used by Redistricting Commission Chair and Vice Chair at City Council Briefing September 7, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 34 | News releases prepared by city staff as of October 14, 2011 | Link |
| Exhibit 35 | Public testimony received via fax, mail and email as of October 14, 2011 (on external hard drive and online only) | Link |
| Exhibit 36 | Documents submitted by public speakers at Redistricting Commission meetings, public hearings, and public forum as of October 14, 2011 (on external hard drive and online only) | Link |
| Exhibit 37 | Public Notice of Redistricting Preclearance request | Link |
| Exhibit 38 | Minority group contacts | Link |
| Exhibit 39 | Shapefiles Used by Redistricting Commission (on external hard drive only) | |