Charlotte Mullis-Morgan is elections administrator for Hamilton CountyHamilton County Election Administrator Charlotte Mullis-Morgan hopes to notify the county’s voters of major precinct changes in the next two months.
Mullis-Morgan’s staff worked with Hamilton County’s Geographic Information Systems department to draw new precincts based on recently passed redistricting plans. The changes could save the county as much $35,000 to $50,000 per year, Mullis-Morgan said.
“Hopefully by the end of May we’ll have the letters and cards out,” Mullis-Morgan told election commissioners at a Monday meeting.
Local governments and the state must examine district boundaries every 10 years based on the U.S. Census to balance any changes in population shifts and minority concentration.
The range of changes for voting precincts might ultimately lead to a net loss of only two precincts, but 27 will be dropped or eliminated, Mullis-Morgan said. The new map also adds 25 precincts.