In establishing the election districts, consideration shall be given to the following factors:
(a) Community of interest of the population within an election district.
(b) Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory.
(c) Topography.
(d) Geography.
Boundaries of the election districts need not conform to the boundaries of counties, cities, cities and counties, or districts, or of wards or election districts established for the nomination or election of any officers thereof, or of Assembly, Senate, or congressional districts.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 521.)