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At Lapkoff & Gobalet, we are experts in the use of Census data. We understand the technical, legal, and political aspects of redistricting. We are committed professionals who believe our role is to be objective, expert providers of necessary information. Our personal styles are suited to consensus building, and we have helped disparate parties agree on districting plans that met “one person, one vote” and Voting Rights Act criteria. We work with county and city planners, elected officials, citizens’ task forces, and the Registrar of Voters during development and implementation of redistricting plans.

We provided demographic support during many post-1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Census political districting and redistricting projects. We provided demographic and geographic information for decision-making by boards and community groups. We contributed to preclearance
documentation (when required) for the United States Department of Justice. Each of these projects was politically sensitive, and we worked with incumbents, staff, and the public to achieve consensus. Redistricting clients after the 2000 Census included:

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

City of Hollister

City of Salinas

Hartnell Community College District

Monterey County Board of Education

Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Salinas City School District

Salinas Union High School District

San Jose Unified School District

San Jose/Evergreen Community College District

Stockton Unified School District

Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District

West Valley-Mission Community College District

We both attended conferences that concern the Census 2000 round of redistricting, including the National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2001 Redistricting Seminar.

LGDR’s recent redistricting work also involved demographic support for preclearance submissions to the United States Department of Justice and demographic analyses connected with specific voting rights cases. Those projects are as follows:

 

Valladolid vs. San Diego County. Dr. Gobalet served as an expert witness for San

Diego County Counsel in a redistricting case involving alleged Brown Act
violations.

Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (United States of America v. Upper

San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District).

Request for Preclearance of Proposed Change in Method of Electing Trustees for

Chualar Union Elementary School District (undertaken by the Monterey
County Committee on School District Organization).

Preclearance Submission to the U.S. Department of Justice for 2001 Monterey

County Supervisorial Boundaries.

Preclearance Submission to the U.S. Department of Justice for 2001 City of Salinas

Council District boundaries.

California State Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General (Lopez, et al v.

Monterey County, et al).


 


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