What are Communities of Interest (COI)?

State law defines a “community of interest” as “a population that shares common social or economic, geographic, or cultural interests that should be included within a single supervisorial district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.”

One of the guidelines for drawing district boundaries is to learn about communities of interest across the County and to the extent practicable, to try to keep community of interest together in a district.

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1. What is Redistricting?
2. Who is responsible for deciding the new supervisorial district boundaries?
3. Why does redistricting matter to me?
4. What do the current Supervisorial districts look like?
5. What criteria will the County Board use when drawing district lines?
6. How will the public be notified about redistricting?
7. How can I get involved?
8. Can I submit my own draft map?
9. Do I have to submit a completed map?
10. Can I submit more than one map?
11. What happens to draft maps submitted by the public?
12. What are Communities of Interest (COI)?
13. How can I submit a Community of Interest for consideration?
14. How can I contact the County about redistricting?
15. What do the acronyms and categories mean on the demographic sheets?
16. Where can I learn more about redistricting?
17. What if I do not speak English? // ¿Qué pasa si no hablo inglés?