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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 0-20-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.02.080 OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BY DISTRICT AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WHEREAS, in 1992, pursuant a City-wide voter initiative, Measure W, the City I of Colton ("City") established six electoral districts and provided for the position of � I mayor elected by the City at large; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0-3A-92, adopted on December 1, 1992, I established the boundaries of the districts and the election of members to the City I I Council by districts; and WHEREAS, California Election Code Section 21601 provides that following each decennial federal census, and using that census as a basis, the council shall, by ordinance or resolution, adjust the boundaries of all of the council districts of the city to so that the districts shall be as nearly equal in population as may be and shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 1973 of Title 42 of the United States Code ("Voting Rights Act"), as amended; and WHEREAS, the Federal Census 2000 data, published on March 29, 2001, identified the City's population as 47,662; and WHEREAS, the City has conducted and completed a study of the six electoral districts and has concluded that all six districts are unequal in population and therefore the boundaries of each must be adjusted to approximately reflect a population of 7,944 in each district; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted the following criteria for redistricting: equal population, adherence to the Voting Rights Act, respect for community of interests,