(a) The local jurisdiction shall make a good faith effort to encourage residents, including those in underrepresented communities and non-English-speaking communities, to participate in the redistricting process. (b) No later than four weeks before the first hearing or workshop held pursuant to Section 21150, the legislative body or districting body shall adopt a redistricting public education and outreach plan to inform residents about the local jurisdictionâs redistricting process and how to participate. Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 23003, if a local jurisdiction establishes a hybrid redistricting commission to recommend changes to the legislative bodyâs district boundaries, the public education and outreach plan required by this subdivision shall be adopted by the local jurisdiction, and not by the commission. (1) A draft version of the plan shall be posted online for a 14-day review and comment period prior to being adopted. In developing the draft plan, the local jurisdiction shall make a good faith effort to consult with organizations that are active in the local jurisdiction, including those active in language minority communities, and shall identify those consulted organizations in the draft report. (2) The plan shall include a description of all of the following: (A) How the local jurisdiction will devote the necessary resources on education and outreach to ensure that residents, including residents speaking an applicable language, are informed about the local jurisdictionâs redistricting process. (B) The specific methods the jurisdiction plans to use to inform residents about the redistricting process and how to participate. Examples may include media, including an identification of any media outlets that the jurisdiction plans to use, direct contact with residents, and community events or town halls. (C) How the local jurisdiction will inform organizations that are active in the local jurisdiction, including organizations that requested to be notified of the jurisdictionâs redistricting and organizations active in language minority communities, about the local jurisdiction redistricting process and which of these organizations, if any, that the jurisdiction will partner with to inform the public. (D) Whether and how the local jurisdiction will coordinate its outreach and messaging with other local jurisdictions in the same county that are also redistricting. (E) The number of workshops and public hearings the local jurisdiction intends to hold and their anticipated dates. (3) A jurisdiction may use the redistricting public education and outreach template developed pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 21170 when satisfying the requirements of this subdivision. (c) Throughout the redistricting process, the local jurisdiction shall make a good faith effort to provide redistricting information to all of the following: (1) Media organizations that provide local jurisdiction news coverage, including media organizations that serve language minority communities. (2) Good government, civil rights, civic engagement, neighborhood, and community groups or organizations that are active in the local jurisdiction, including those active in language minority communities. (3) Any person that has requested to be notified concerning the local jurisdictionâs redistricting process. The local jurisdiction shall maintain a contact list for all such persons and provide them with regular updates throughout the redistricting process including, at minimum, notices of upcoming workshops or public hearings. (d) The local jurisdiction shall arrange for the live translation in an applicable language of a workshop or public hearing held pursuant to this chapter if a request for translation is made at least 72 hours before the workshop or public hearing, unless less than five daysâ notice is provided for the workshop or public hearing, in which case the request shall be made at least 48 hours before the
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