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Home My WebLink About018 12 f STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF JEFFERSON AMENDING AND CREATING ) VOTING PRECINCTS - 50 I, 502 ) AND 503 ) ) INTO SIX PRECINCTS - 500,501,502, ) 503, 504 AND 505 ) RESOLUTION NO. 18-12 WHEREAS, Voting Precincts 501, 502 & 503 are located in Port Ludlow, Paradise Bay and Shine; and WHEREAS, as part of the Jefferson County re-districting process and to reduce the number of voters for each precinct as defined in RCW 29A.16.040 and 29A.16.050, it is now deemed necessary to amend three Voting Precincts and create three additional Voting Precincts all in Port Ludlow, Paradise Bay and Shine; and WHEREAS, the precincts changed are defined as Voting Precinct SOl, (split creating 50 I and 502 and a portion of 503), Precinct 502, (created from splitting 50 I and using an old boundary for 502), Precinct 503, (split creating 503, 504 & 505, using an old boundary for 503), Precinct 504 (using an old boundary of 504), Precinct 505, (using an old boundary of 505); and WHEREAS, the changes made to Voting Precincts 50 I, 502 & 503 did not satisfy the anticipated number of voters for each precinct and therefore it was necessary to create one more Voting Precinct referred to Voting Precinct 500. Precinct 500 is defined as a portion of voters from SOl & 503. The same precinct boundary lines adopted in 1993 as part of the Jefferson County re-districting process are being used where ever possible, and legal descriptions will be prepared upon approval of the new boundaries for the precincts located in Port Ludlow, Paradise Bay and Shine, and attached to this resolution is a map with new precinct boundary lines. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the precinct boundaries be established and shall be effective no later than April 30, 2012, pursuant to RCW 29A.16.040, which states precinct changes must be finalized 14 days prior to the opening of candidate filing and ending with the day of the general election. APPROVED THIS cr day of APRIL, 2012. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY CO ISSIONERS - irman " ~- "4, . 1 .." . ""4.,. . .!7:.; " '/~\ : ~~~ .'..." l*~l \ :~ ,~. ,;/,1 " ' ; :...,/ ..", " ') ;'1i .' ). -.J t.. i.' , -, -.... - --' / ATTEST: ~ \Zonc.~ I \)e0-L-+c/ Erin Lundgren Clerk of the Board Attachment: Precinct Map Precincts 500, 501, 502, 503, 504 & 505 Raol1.:J6 1 We~t- 2 11 I u R~lng~ 1 East 12 PCI<t.l1dl' '"' LW Pre.dilctc. /'n1eldd 199'" - lef' c C ... . teW0(l11 CCUIlty, W,A" , t ~ \ , , \ , \ \ \ , --', , 20 , \ \ \ , \ \ \ I I I I I I , I DI I -------7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 505 ~ 7 / / / / / / / 18 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / NOTE 11-. ~ ll~ IS a WDlti :cr precinct ell 11(1 11'1a~' IS Ilet a fill I all~les - tllis a map, 24 I, ., 120 v'"'" roo _, V~,h ;~. ,<'I; ~ "" 6 z G) (j -:L ~ . '" ~ ~ <C, 01 ~ ! " ~ 1--- (j 11 . '" Proposed Precinct Changes - March 2012 by Jefferson County Auditor's Office Current Port Ludlow Precinct TRV 501 502 503 1,725 1,372 594 Proposed Port Ludlow Precinct TRV 500 501 502 503 504 505 700 866 564 545 388 616 Created from parts of (new) 501 & (new) 503 Portion of 502, using old boundary from 1993 Using old boundary from 1993 Using old boundary from 1993 Using old boundary from 1993 Using old boundary from 1993 After lines were drawn to reflect the old boundaries from 1993, precincts 501 & 503 were still too large. A split was made to 501 & 503 to create500. @ Cf) 8 o Consent Agenda ~egular Agenda JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Donna M. Eldridge, Jefferson County Auditor AND Karen Cartmel, Chief Deputy/Elections Coordinator DATE: A~i \ 9( JO\d-. RE: Precinct Boundalj' Lines STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Discussion and possible approval of RESOLUTION NO._ re: CONSOLIDATING, AMENDING AND CREATING VOTING PRECINCTS-101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110,200,203,206, 301, 302, 303, 304 AND 305 INTO SEVENTEEN PRECINCTS - 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 200, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, AND 308; and 1Z\ Discussion and possible approval of RESOLUTION NO. _ re: AMENDING '2J VOTING PRECINCTS 201, 204, 600 AND 601; and Discussion and possible approval of RESOLUTION NO. _ re: AMENDING AND CREATING VOTING PRECINCTS - 501,502 AND 503 INTO SIX PRECINCTS- 500, 501, 502, 503, 504 AND 505; Discussion and possible approval of RESOLUTION NO. _ re: AMENDING AND CREATING VOTING PRECINCTS 701, 702, 703, 704 AND 705 INTO ELEVEN PRECINTS 700,701,702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709 AND 710 ANAL YSIS: Aspart of redistricting, voting precinct lines need to be reviewed and possibly redra\\'TI. With regard to the administration of elections, some precincts are very small and others exceed the limit of 1500 voters. After review by Auditor's Office Election staff, the current, and --- additional proposed, voting precincts ""ill meet the criteria established in RCW 29A.l6.040 FISCAL IMP ACT: Budgeted in 2012 Election's Budget o Consent Agenda o Regular Agenda RECOMMENDA nON: That the BOCC adopt the voting precinct lines as dra\>,'ll by the Auditor's Office Election staff DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Donna M. Eldridge and Karen Cartmel REVIEWED BY: tf~~ Date To: From: Date: Subj: Donna M. Eldridge JEFFERSON COUNTY AUDITOR P.O. BOX 563, PORT TOWNSEND, WA 98368 E-MAIL: deldridgc@co.jefferson.wa.us (360) 385-9118 _ ___MD JEFFERSON COUNTY ELECTIONS DIVISION ka renc@co.jefferson.wa.us 360.385.9117 Donna M. Eldridge, County Auditor Philip Morley, County Administrator ~./ Karen Cartmel, Chief Deputy Auditor / Elections Coo . at'l).)Y. Betty Johnson, Voter Registration Coordinator March 27, 2012 Amending & Creating Voting Precincts Here is an overall explanation on the actions taken to our "proposed" voting precincts based on the 2010 census, local redistricting and legislation regarding the size of a voting precinct. This process began on February 21, 2012 and was completed on March 27, 2012. # of precincts started with 31 nos no longer being used 05 # of precincts merged, amended and / or split 23 # of precincts created 12 # of precincts "untouched" 01 Total "Proposed" Precincts 39 Respectfully submitted, Karen Cartmel Betty Johnson Accounting 385-9121 Elections Licensing Recording 385-9117 385-9115 385-9116 Courthouse Hours are 8:30 - 4:30 FAX 385-9228