prohibited from consideration In developing the redistricting plan for the State, the independent redistricting commission may not take into consideration any of the following factors, except to the extent necessary to comply with the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), paragraph (2), and to enable the redistricting plan to be measured against the external metrics described in subsection (e): (A) The residence of any Member of the House of Representatives or candidate. (B) The political party affiliation or voting history of the population of a district. (b) Public notice and input (1) Use of open and transparent process The independent redistricting commission of a State shall hold each of its meetings in public, shall solicit and take into consideration comments from the public, including proposed maps, throughout the process of developing the redistricting plan for the State, and shall carry out its duties in an open and transparent manner which provides for the widest public dissemination reasonably possible of its proposed and final redistricting plans. (2) Website (A) Features The commission shall maintain a public internet site which is not affiliated with or maintained by the office of any elected official and which includes the following features: (i) General information on the commission, its role in the redistricting process, and its members, including contact information. (ii) An updated schedule of commission hearings and activities, including deadlines for the submission of comments. (iii) All draft redistricting plans developed by the commission under subsection (c) and the final redistricting plan developed under subsection (d), including the accompanying written evaluation under subsection (e). (iv) All comments received from the public on the commission’s activities, including any proposed maps submitted under paragraph (1). (v) Live streaming of commission hearings and an archive of previous meetings, including any documents considered at any such meeting,