To the extent practicable, district lines will be adopted using the following criteria:
(1) Geographically contiguous districts,
(2) The geographic integrity of local neighborhoods or communities shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division,
(3) Geographic integrity of a city shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division,
(4) Easily identifiable boundaries that follow natural or artificial barriers (rivers, streets, highways, rail lines, etc.), and
(5) Lines shall be drawn to encourage geographic compactness.
In addition, boundaries shall not be drawn for purposes of favoring or discriminating against a political party.
En la medida en que sea posib le, los If mites distritales se definiran de acuerdo con los siguientes criterios:
(1) contiguidad geografica,
(2) respeto de la integridad geografica de los vecindarios o las comunidades locales a fin de minimizar su division,
(3) respeto de la integridad geografica de las ci udades a fin de minimizar su division,
(4) If mites facilmente identificables que sigan las barreras natu ra les o artificiales (rfos, calles, autopistas, lfneas ferroviarias, etc.), y
(5) definicion de If mites de modo que se prom ueva la compactibilidad geografica. Ademas, nose definiran If mites con el fin de favorecer ni discriminar a ningun partido polftico.