HomeMy WebLinkAbout031422cabs01 JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Mark McCauley, Interim County Administrator
FROM: Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner
Quinn Grewell, Elections Coordinator
Kevin Hitchcock, GIS Coordinator
DATE: March 14, 2022
SUBJECT: Continued Deliberation re: Updating of Precinct Boundaries for Jefferson
County as part of the Current Redistricting Process
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
We are redrawing precincts in light of our recent redistricting process (where new congressional and
state legislative district boundaries and Commissioner districts are drawn after the Federal census
every ten years) completed in late December. With new Commissioner districts established, we have
collected community input and developed additional draft updated precincts. The deadline to adopt
updated precincts is May 2, 2022 for jurisdictions that elect members of their governing body in 2022.
ANALYSIS:
In updating precincts, we adhered to guidance from the Washington State Secretary of State:
(a) A precinct cannot straddle congressional, legislative district line or county commissioner district line
(b) A precinct cannot straddle city or town boundary
(c) By state law, a precinct may not contain more than 1,500 active voters. None of ours do.
(d) Precincts should be contiguous (no gaps or holes) and compact in shape
(e) Precinct lines should follow visible physical features (roadways, waterways, power lines, etc.) and
boundaries of local jurisdictions
In addition to this guidance, and based on input received from the parties and public at the Monday, March 7,
2022 commissioner meeting we have created additional draft precinct maps with additional data.
Activities to date:
January 27, 2022 Held a roundtable with Republican and Democratic Party leaders to solicit priorities for
updated precinct boundaries.
February 28 Updated precinct boundaries made public via the Jefferson County website and
roundtable attendees notified.
March 7 Public hearing on updated Jefferson County precinct boundaries.
March 14 Continued Deliberation for Commissioner input
March 21 Final deliberation and adoption updated precinct boundaries by Commissioners.
May 2 Deadline for county legislative authorities to adopt precinct boundary changes,
including changes to accommodate new district lines, for the 2022 election cycle (RCW
29A.16.040)
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Review, hear input from commissioners and discuss updated Precinct boundaries.
REVIEWED BY:
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